Napoleon's Integration of Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415049610 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 330 str.

S. J. Woolf; Stuart Woolf;Woolf Stuart

Opis

Histories of the Napoleonic period are almost exclusively biographies of the man, or political-military accounts of his wars. But such wars were only the first stage in a far more ambitious programme: the establishment of a rational state which would force the pace of modernizing society. Through a systematic comparison of the experiences of French domination, this study explores the implications of such a project for France and its relationship with the rest of Europe. It examines the problems of ruling a progressively expanding empire and also considers the populations subjected to French rule - the nature of their resistance or adaptation to the principles of the Napoleonic project.

Recenzje

`...its wealth of information, clear argument, careful organization, and grand scheme guarantee this volume a secure place among the classics of Napoleonic history. - American Historical Review

'... an immensely informative reference-book, ... much more than a general textbook; it is also a work of interpretation,...' – French History

'Based on extensive reading in five languages, Stuart Woolf's book offers a unique picture of how Napoleonic Europe both worked and malfunctioned. Students and teachers alike will find it invaluable as a compendium of otherwise elusive information, a genuinely original contribution to a field where re-cycling is too often the norm.' – The Times Literary Supplement

'In this important, well-written, clear and wide-ranging book Professor Woolf brings out the ambivalent nature of the Napoleonic regime. ... His first-rate study deserves wide attention.' – French Studies

`The scope of Woolf's book is vast, ant it is greatly to his credit that he manages to cover this wide canvas without losing his reader in the process. We have had to wait nearly 200 years for this book...it will be a long time before it is superseded.'

'It is a very interesting book, not only for the specialist, but also for the general reader. ... the work can be warmly recommended.' – Modern and Contemporary France

Spis treści

1 The Revolutionary-Napoleonic ideals of conquest 2 The tools of conquest 3 The practices of conquest: administrative integration 4 The practices of conquest: exploitation 5 Responses to conquest 6 Epilogue: the heritage

O autorze

Stuart J. Woolf (University of Essex) (Author)