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Napoleon and the Revolution
- Title
- Napoleon and the Revolution / David P. Jordan.
- Author
- Jordan, David P., 1939-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 12-5280 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 327 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career, his views of the Revolution and history, the artists who created and embellished his image, and much of his talk about himself and his achievements"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue: Napoleon and the French Revolution -- Becoming a Revolutionary -- First Revolutionary Steps -- Italy the Imperial Revolution -- Egypt -- Power -- Entr'acte: Revolution and Empire -- The Weapons of Revolution -- Entr'acte: A Sighting in Jena -- Napoleon at Zenith -- Entr'acte: Napoleon and the Political Culture of the French Revolution -- Catastrophe and Decline -- Entr'acte: Napoleon Explains the Revolution -- Napoleon Brought to Bay -- Ending the Revolution -- Entr'acte: Reputation -- The End of the End Game -- Death and Rebirth -- Epilogue: Napoleon and the Revolutionary Tradition -- Appendix: Some Remarks about Arsenic Poisoning -- Notes -- Bibliography.
- Call Number
- JFD 12-5280
- ISBN
- 9780230362819 (hardback)
- 0230362818 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012023368
- OCLC
- YBP 2012023368
- Author
- Jordan, David P., 1939-
- Title
- Napoleon and the Revolution / David P. Jordan.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-5280