Talleyrand

ISBN-13: 9780582323841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 246 str.

Philip G. Dwyer

Opis

A profile of the contradictory statesman Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand who went from church establishment figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration during one of the most turbulent periods of French and European history.

Spis treści

Preface Foreign Ministers, 1787-1834 Introduction: Revealing the 'Imaginary' Talleyrand 1 Cultivating an Ambition, 1754-89 2 The Revolutionary, 1789-95 3 In the Corridors of Power, 1796-99 4 The Devoted Servant, 1800-7 5 The Courtier in Opposition, 1897-14 6 The Reconstruction of Europe, 1814-15 7 The Political Outsider, 1815-30 8 The London Embassy, 1830-34 Conclusion: Talleyrand: Cynical Opportunist or Agent of Change? Bibliographical Essay Chronology Maps Index

O autorze

Philip G. Dwyer