Europe Under Napoleon by Michael Broers
Napoleon Bonaparte dominated the public life of Europe like no other individual before him. Not surprisingly, the story of the man himself has usually swamped the stories of his subjects. This book looks at the history of the Napoleonic Empire from an entirely new perspective- that of the ruled rather than the ruler. Michael Broers concentrates on the experience of the people of Europe- particularly the vast majority of Napoleon's subjects who were neither French, nor willing participants in the great events of the period- during the dynamic but short-lived career of Napoleon, when half the European continent fell under his rule. In a new edition of a highly acclaimed book, Broers weaves together a myriad of regional experiences to produce a social history of the Napoleonic Empire with a truly panoramic scope.
What emerges is a picture which escapes many of the usual cliches, and for which there is simply no parallel elsewhere, it being hard to imagine a more stimulating and useful introduction to the subject and Broers' thesis being a powerful oneEnglish Historical Review
Michael Broers is Professor of Western European History at Oxford University. He is the author of many books on revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe including The Napoleonic Empire in Italy, 1796 -1814, winner of the Grand Prix Napoleon Prize 2006 and Napoleon's Other War: Bandits, Rebels and their Pursuers in the Age of Revolutions. He is currently writing a two-volume biography of Napoleon, the first volume of which, Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny, was published in 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784530617 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784530611 |
| Title | Europe Under Napoleon |
| Author | Michael Broers |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-11-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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