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Napoleon at peace
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- Book Synopsis
- The French Revolution facilitated the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, but after gaining power he knew that his first task was to end it. In this book William Doyle describes how he did so, beginning with the three large issues that had destabilized revolutionary France: war, religion and monarchy. Doyle shows how, as First Consul of the Republic, Napoleon resolved these issues: first by winning the war, then by forging peace with the Church and finally by making himself a monarch. Napoleon at Peace ends by discussing Napoleon's one great failure - his attempt to restore the colonial empire destroyed by war and slave rebellion. By the time this was abandoned, the fragile peace with Britain had broken down, and the Napoleonic wars had begun.
- About The Author
- William Doyle is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His many books include The Oxford History of the French Revolution (1989, third edition 2018).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781789146172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (15 August 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 248
- Weight
- 442 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 27 mm
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