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Napoleon : conquest, reform, reorganisation / Clive Emsley.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Seminar studiesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxvii, 145 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781138776999 (hardback : alkaline paper)
  • 9781138777026 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 944.05092
LOC classification:
  • 318 DC 203 N216E 2015
Contents:
PART 1. INTRODUCTION -- 'My history is made up of facts, and words alone cannot destroy them' -- PART 2. NARRATIVE -- The career and the man : making a name ; mastering France ; mastering Europe ; losing Europe ; losing France ; mastering history ; understanding the man -- Reorganising France : foundations ; finances and the economy ; centralisation and surveillance ; the Code Napoleon ; church and school ; dissent and disorder -- Reorganising Europe : the scope of the empire ; imperial administration ; support ; internal opposition ; external opposition -- A wider world : economies and empires ; the rights of man -- PART 3. ASSESSMENT -- Results and meanings : legacy ; assessment -- PART 4. DOCUMENTS.
Summary: "Almost two centuries after the death of Napoleon, historians continue to argue about his aims, his achievements and his legacy. This book provides an introduction to the life and career of Napoleon as well as the historical debates surrounding him. In this updated new edition, Clive Emsley broadens his study to include the debate on the cultural and social impact of the Napoleonic era"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 318 DC 203 N216E 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000115354

Originally published: Harlow, England : Pearson/Longman, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-140) and index.

"Almost two centuries after the death of Napoleon, historians continue to argue about his aims, his achievements and his legacy. This book provides an introduction to the life and career of Napoleon as well as the historical debates surrounding him. In this updated new edition, Clive Emsley broadens his study to include the debate on the cultural and social impact of the Napoleonic era"-- Provided by publisher.

PART 1. INTRODUCTION -- 'My history is made up of facts, and words alone cannot destroy them' -- PART 2. NARRATIVE -- The career and the man : making a name ; mastering France ; mastering Europe ; losing Europe ; losing France ; mastering history ; understanding the man -- Reorganising France : foundations ; finances and the economy ; centralisation and surveillance ; the Code Napoleon ; church and school ; dissent and disorder -- Reorganising Europe : the scope of the empire ; imperial administration ; support ; internal opposition ; external opposition -- A wider world : economies and empires ; the rights of man -- PART 3. ASSESSMENT -- Results and meanings : legacy ; assessment -- PART 4. DOCUMENTS.

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