The Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)

The Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)

The age of Napoleon transformed Europe, laying the foundations for the modern world. Now Alistair Horne, one of the great chroniclers of French history gives us a fresh account of that remarkable time.

Born into poverty on the remote island of Corsica, he rose to prominence in the turbulent years following the French Revolution, when most of Europe was arrayed against France. Through a string of brilliant and improbable victories (gained as much through his remarkable ability to inspire his troops as through his military genius), Napoleon brought about a triumphant peace that made him the idol of France and, later, its absolute ruler.

Heir to the Revolution, Napoleon himself was not a revolutionary; rather he was a reformer and a modernizer, both liberator and autocrat. Looking to the Napoleonic wars that raged on the one hand, and to the new social order emerging on the other, Horne incisively guides readers through every aspect of Napoleonâ€™s two-decade rule: from Franceâ€™s newfound commitment to an aristocracy based on merit rather than inheritance, to its civil code (Napoleonâ€™s most important and enduring legacy), to censorship, cuisine, the texture of daily life in Paris, and the influence of Napoleon abroad. At the center of Horneâ€™s story is a singular man, one whose ambition, willpower, energy and ability to command changed history, and continues to fascinate us today.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height 8
Length 5.19
Weight 0.39903669422
Width 0.55
ReleaseDate 2006-05-09
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	8
Length	5.19
Weight	0.39903669422
Width	0.55
ReleaseDate	2006-05-09
NumberOfItems	1

The Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)

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