【2015新书】 Napoleon: A Concise Biography
Book 图书名称： Napoleon: A Concise Biography
Author 作者： David A. Bell
Publisher 出版社：Oxford University Press
Page 页数：152
Publishing Date 出版时间： Dec 3, 2015
Language 语言： English
Size 大小： 2 MB
Format 格式： pdf 文字版
ISBN: 0190262710, 9780190262716
Edition: 第1版 搜索过论坛，没有该文档
This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context.
David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility--for both good and ill--that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest generals in European history. At thirty, he had become absolute master of Europe's most powerful country. In his early forties, he ruled a European empire more powerful than any since Rome, fighting wars that changed the shape of the continent and brought death to millions. Then everything collapsed, leading him to spend his last years in miserable exile in the South Atlantic.
Bell emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution in understanding Napoleon's career. The revolution made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon accrued, and his success in mobilizing human and material resources. Without the political changes brought about by the revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. Though his virtual dictatorship betrayed the ideals of liberty and equality, his life and career were revolutionary.
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