Napoleon

by Geoffrey Ellis

Overview

This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the nature and mechanics of Napoleon's power, and how he used it. It explores Napoleon's rise to fame as a soldier of the French Revolution and his aims and achievements as first consul and emperor during the years 1799-1815.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138152007
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Series:	Profiles In Power
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geoffrey Ellis

Table of Contents

Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Prelude to Power: The Formative Years, 1769–99; Chapter 3 The Elaboration of Power: Napoleonic Government; Chapter 4 The Territorial and Dynastic Extensions of Power: From Empire to ‘Grand Empire’; Chapter 5 The Social Accretions of Power: the Imperial; Notables; , Nobility, and ‘Spoils System’; Chapter 6 Representations of Power, For and Against: Public Opinion, Education, and the Arts; Chapter 7 The Historiographical Images of Power; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Real Legacy;