Hunt, Lynn Avery, 1945-

The French Revolution and Napoleon : crucible of the modern world / Lynn Hunt and Jack R. Censer. - xiii, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.

A world overturned -- The power of the people, 1789-1792 -- A republic in constant crisis, 1792-1794 -- The power of the military, 1794-1799 -- From Bonapartist Republic to Napoleonic Empire, 1800-1807 -- The Napoleonic eagle soars and finally plummets, 1808-1815 -- Conclusion: crucible of the modern world.

The French Revolution and Napoleon: Crucible of the Modern World is a concise and accessible overview of one of the most transformative periods in world history — from the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 to the fall of Napoleon in 1815.



9781474213721 9781474213714

2017010879


Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.


France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
France--History--Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.

DC148 / .H863 2017

944.04