178 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Napoleon had a profound impact on the development of both France and Europe, and his career had repercussions across the wider world. His career had all the elements of a classical tragedy: having begun with spectacular military and civil achievements, it ended in exile on the tiny Atlantic island of St Helena.
Almost two centuries after Napoleon’s death, historians continue to argue about his... Read more
Part One: Introduction 1. ‘My History is made up of facts, and words alone cannot destroy them’ Part Two: Narrative and Analysis 2. The Career and the Man 3. Reorganising France 4. Reorganising Europe Part Three: Assessment 5. The Legacy Part Four: Documents Part Five: Glossary, Maps, Who’s Who, Bibliography
Biography
Clive Emsley is Professor Emeritus of History at the Open University. He is co-editor of the Seminar Studies series. Among his publications are The Longman Companion to Napoleonic Europe (1993) and Gendarmes and the State in Nineteenth-Century Europe (1999).
