Napoleon At Peace - How to End a Revolution

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.

About the author

William Doyle is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His many books include The Oxford History of the French Revolution (1989, third edition 2018).

Summary

Shows how Napoleon Bonaparte took advantage of, and then ended, the French Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: William Doyle
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781789146172
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-617-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Political leaders & leadership, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Biography: historical, political and military, Specific wars and campaigns, Political leaders and leadership, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, French Revolution, c 1790 to c 1799, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic Wars