Description
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.
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;
