Metternich by Alan Palmer

Metternich by Alan Palmer

Clement von Metternich held continuous office at the head of Europe's affairs for a longer period of time than any other statesman in modern history. The 'Age of Metternich' lasted for more than a generation, and gave Europe a measure of peace, that was much needed after the Napoleonic convulsions. This title describes the Metternich's longevity.

Alan Palmer was head of History at Highgate School, London for nineteen years before retiring early to concentrate on historical writing and research. He is the author of more than three dozen works: narrative histories; biographies; historical dictionaries ir reference books. His main interests are in the Napoleonic era, nineteenth century diplomacy, the First World War and Eastern Europe, although his Northern Shores is a history of the Baltic Sea and its peoples from earliest times to 2004. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1980. Of Alan Palmer, Sir John Keegan has written, ' Alan Palmer writes the sort of history that dons did before ''accessible'' became an academic insult. It is cool, rational, scholarly, literate.' Faber Finds is reissuing a number of his titles: Alexander I, The Gardeners of Salonika, The Chancelleries of Europe, The East End, The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, The Lands Between, Metternich, Twilight of the Habsburgs.

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ISBN 13	9780571260331
ISBN 10	0571260330
Title	Metternich
Author	Alan Palmer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber
Year published	2010-03-18
Number of pages	432
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