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Bezig met laden... Story of Civilization XI: The Age of Napoleon (A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815) (origineel 1975; editie 1975)
Informatie over het werkThe Age of Napoleon door Will Durant (1975)
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) Huba.Library | Feb 5, 2024 |  Most of the good Napoleon accomplished is tarnished with blood of the dead. ( ) cakecop | Dec 26, 2019 |  ) ShadowBarbara | Jan 27, 2017 |  ) kaitanya64 | Jan 3, 2017 | This book demonstrates the power of chronology over the historical mind, because in the late 1920's, following his very successful "A History of Philosophy", Will Durant though t he'd write a book on Napoleon. Well, it became obvious that he'd have to start somewhat earlier than Napoleon if he wanted to explain Bonaparte, and thus the eleven volume "Story of Civilization" was begun. This is the last volume, published fifty years after the original idea forced its way to the surface. And you can't get a better survey of the history of Europe and the Middle east than this series. There's a notable quote in every paragraph, and thousands of insights on many topics. Excluding the very disappointing first Volume, that no one should bother with, every book is definitive between it's parameters. In a sense, this book is the Encyclopedia of Western Civilization. There are a lot of second hand sets floating around, get one. ( )2  DinadansFriend | Jul 10, 2015 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Story of Civilization (Volume 11) Is opgenomen inPrijzenOnderscheidingen
An engrossing volume on European civilization by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Will and Ariel DurantThe Age of Napoleon, the eleventh and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution-from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the king; the revolution's leaders Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre, Saint-Just-all cut down by the reign of terror they inaugurated; Napoleon's meteoric rise-from provincial Corsican military student to emperor and commander of the largest army in history; Napoleon's fall-his army's destruction in the snows of Russia, his exile to Elba, his escape and reconquest of the throne, and his ultimate defeat at Waterloo by the combined forces of Europe; the birth of Romanticism and the dawning of a new age of active democracy and a rising middle class, laying the foundation for a new era. |PrefaceBook One: The French Revolution, 1789-99Book Two: Napoleon Ascendant, 1799-1811Book Three: Britain, 1789-1812Book Four: The Challenged Kings, 1789-1812Part Five: Finale, 1811-1815. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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