Napoleon: A Symbol for an Age: A Brief History with Documents

By calming revolutionary turbulence while preserving fundamental gains of 1789, Napoleon Bonaparte laid the foundations of modern France. But his impact reached beyond France's borders as well. His legacy of war, civil rights, exploitation, and national awakening reshaped identities across the European continent, while in the Atlantic world he destroyed the colonial order and helped plant the seeds of American power. In this collection of wide-ranging primary sources -- including confidential memoranda and correspondence, speeches, memoirs, letters, police reports, and songs, most of which appear in English translation for the first time -- Rafe Blaufarb situates Napoleon within his time while opening a broad perspective on the nature and impact of Napoleonic rule. His introduction provides a narrative of Napoleon's rise and fall and frames the key issues of Napoleon's life and times. Useful pedagogical tools include maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography.

Author: Rafe Blaufarb, Claudia Liebeskind
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bedford Books
Published: 09/01/2007
Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780312431105