Napoleon''s Paper Kingdom - The Life and Death of Westphalia, 18071813

This groundbreaking book offers the only complete history of Napoleon's grand experiment to construct a model state, that for all of its promise on paper, collapsed after just six years. Tracing the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Westphalia, Sam Mustafa provides a comprehensive investigation of this fascinating chapter of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Contents

Abbreviations Used in the Notes
Acknowledgments
Preface
Notes on Citation, Spelling, and Usage
Chapter 1: I Have Come to Occupy Your Land
Chapter 2: A Kingdom on Paper
Chapter 3: König Lustik
Chapter 4: Coin and Purse
Chapter 5: Sword and Shield
Chapter 6: Law and Order
Chapter 7: The Challenge
Chapter 8: Minds and Souls
Chapter 9: Fatherlands and Patriots
Chapter 10: Subjects and Rebels
Chapter 11: The False Dawn and the Horizon
Chapter 12: Collapse
Chapter 13: Restoration
Chapter 14: Epilogue: Was Bleibt?
Bibliography

Info autore

By Sam A. Mustafa

Riassunto

This groundbreaking book offers the only complete history of Napoleon’s grand experiment to construct a model state, that for all of its promise on paper, collapsed after just six years. Tracing the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Westphalia, Sam Mustafa provides a comprehensive investigation of this fascinating chapter of the Napoleonic Wars.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sam A Mustafa, Sam A. Mustafa, Mustafa Sam A.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781538108291
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0829-1
• Pagine: 374
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Specific wars and campaigns, Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic Wars