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Zusatztext "The book's strengths is the extensive coverage of the epoch-making events in the Baltic region in the period which have generally been neglected in the English-language scholarship. ? this fascinating and challenging collection of essays is a pleasure to read throughout." (John Dunne! French History! Vol. 33 (2)! 2019) "Divided into four geographic sections inclusive of Scandinavia! Eastern Europe! South America and the Ottoman Empire! this volume opens and closes with two outstanding scholars who provide provocative presentations of Napoleon's European Empire! and each chapter inbetween offers interesting and important contributions to the multifaceted reach of the Napoleonic experiment. A brilliant collection on this rich era of transformation." - Katherine Aaslestad! West Virginia University! USA "This excellent and original collection of twenty two essays by leading Napoleonic scholars analyses the global impact of the Napoleonic Empire. The articles very competently address the historiography and profound transformations and legacy the Napoleonic era launched throughout Europe! the Atlantic World! and the Middle East." Alexander Grab! University of Maine! USA Informationen zum Autor Virginia H. Aksan, McMaster University, Canada Jean-René Aymes, Université Paris III, France Lucia Maria Bastos Pereira das Neves, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil Emmanuel Berger, Université de Namur, Belgium Michael Broers, University of Oxford, UK Jaros?aw Czubaty, University of Warsaw, Poland Brecht Deseure, Universität Passau, Germany Max Engman, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Bård Frydenlund, University of Oslo, Norway Bernard Gainot, Université Paris I, France Rasmus Glenthøj, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Jean-Marcel Humbert, Independent Scholar, France Johan Joor, International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Annie Jourdan, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Armin Owzar, University of Paris 3 (Sorbonne Nouvelle), France Anna Maria Rao, University of Naples 'Federico II', Italy Stefan Rinke, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Martin P. Schennach, University of Innsbruck, Austria Denis Sdvizkov, German Historical Institute in Moscow, Russia Marko Trogrli?, University of Split, Croatia Peter Vodopivec, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Josip Vrande?i?, University of Split, Croatia Klappentext The Napoleonic Empire played a crucial role in reshaping global landscapes and in realigning international power structures on a worldwide scale. When Napoleon died, the map of many areas had completely changed, making room for Russia's ascendency and Britain's rise to world power. Zusammenfassung The Napoleonic Empire played a crucial role in reshaping global landscapes and in realigning international power structures on a worldwide scale. When Napoleon died! the map of many areas had completely changed! making room for Russia's ascendency and Britain's rise to world power. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Napoleon and its Aftermath: Reshaping Power in Europe and the World; Ute Planert1. France, Western Europe and the Atlantic World. Napoleon's Empire: European Politics in Global Perspective; Annie Jourdan2. Unity and Fragmentation: Recent Research Trends on the ''; Brecht Deseure and Emmanuel Berger3. The Napoleonic Period in Holland from a Dutch Historical Perspective; Johan Joor4. Liberty in Times of Occupation: The Napoleonic Era in German; Armin Owzar5. Napoleonic Italy: Old and New Trends in Historiography; Anna Maria Rao6. Against the Grain: Portugal and its Empire in the Face of the Napoleonic Invasions; Lucia Maria Bastos P. Neves7. The Peninsular War and its Repercussions in France and Spain; Jean René Aymes8. 'Perfidies, Robberies and Cruelties': Latin America and Napoleon in the Age of Revolutions; Stefan Rinke9. The Empire Overseas: The Illusion of Restoration; Bernard Gainot10. Faces the R...
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"The book's strengths is the extensive coverage of the epoch-making events in the Baltic region in the period which have generally been neglected in the English-language scholarship. ... this fascinating and challenging collection of essays is a pleasure to read throughout." (John Dunne, French History, Vol. 33 (2), 2019)
"Divided into four geographic sections inclusive of Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, South America and the Ottoman Empire, this volume opens and closes with two outstanding scholars who provide provocative presentations of Napoleon's European Empire, and each chapter inbetween offers interesting and important contributions to the multifaceted reach of the Napoleonic experiment. A brilliant collection on this rich era of transformation." - Katherine Aaslestad, West Virginia University, USA
"This excellent and original collection of twenty two essays by leading Napoleonic scholars analyses the global impact of the Napoleonic Empire. The articles very competently address the historiography and profound transformations and legacy the Napoleonic era launched throughout Europe, the Atlantic World, and the Middle East." Alexander Grab, University of Maine, USA
