Napoleon at Peace : How to End a Revolution.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France.

Peace treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022.

Summary:

A cogent, comprehensive, and sweeping account of Napoleon's dismantling of the French Revolution, giving new insight into this critical period of French history.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 endeavor was abandoned, the fragile peace with Great Britain had broken down, and the Napoleonic wars had begun.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Taking Control

2. Winning the War

3. Treating with God

4. Restoring Authority

5. Curbing Disorder

6. An Experimental Peace

Conclusion

Epilogue: Cutting Overseas Losses

References

A Note on Sources

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Doyle, William Napoleon at Peace

ISBN:

9781789146189

OCLC:

1334887525