Europe and the French imperium, 1799-1814
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Name: Europe and the French imperium, 1799-1814 /
Author: Bruun, Geoffrey, 1898-1988,

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Bruun, Geoffrey, 1898-1988,

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New York ; Harper & Bros., 1938.

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Prelude to Caesarism. Introduction ; The heritage of philosophy ; The revolutionary deviation ; The search for stability

France and the consulate: the restoration of order and authority (1799-1804). The constitution of the year VIII ; The pacification of the west ; Fiscal reform ; The legal codes ; The concordat ; The pattern of the centralized nation state

Europe and the Revolution: compromise (1799-1804). The aims of the second coalition ; The withdrawal of Russia ; The defeat of Austria ; The truce with Great Britain ; The European balance of power

Imperial France: the Revolution disciplined. "The government of the republic is confided to an emperor" ; Administration ; The army ; Finance and taxation ; Agriculture, industry and commerce ; Transport and communication

The economic conflict: France and Great Britain. French colonial aspirations ; British maritime strength ; The battle for markets ; The continental system ; British financial stability ; The results of the revolutionary wars for the world outside Europe

The failure to check the expansion of French influence in Europe. The reconstruction of Italy ; The revolution on the Rhine ; The Franco-Russian alliance of 1807 ; The international empire

European society under the international empire. The extension of the revolutionary reforms outside France ; The emergence of the bourgeoisie ; Education and public opinion ; The liberty of the individual ; Social and family life

The spread of nationalist revolts against the French domination (1808-1812). The awakening of nationalities ; The Spanish conflict ; The Austrian war of 1809 ; The ferment in the Germanies ; The defection of the Belgians, the Dutch and the Swedes

Europe casts off the French hegemony. The Oriental mirage ; The invasion of Russia ; The war of liberation ; The Bourbon restoration and the hundred days ; The Vienna settlement ; The rebuke to national and liberal aspirations

European thought and culture in the Napoleonic era. The revolt against the philosophy of reason ; Classical and Romantic influences in literature and art ; The sciences ; The religious revival

The revolutionary testament. The republican tradition ; The secular society ; The canons of patriotism ; The Napoleonic legend.

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Europe -- History -- 1789-1815.
France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.
Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Relations with Europeans.

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New York ; Harper & Bros., 1938.

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xiv, 280 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.

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English

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The plates, which precede t.p., have half-title: Sixty-two illustrations drawn from unusual sources and specially chosen by the author.

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"First edition."

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) and index.

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The plates, which precede t.p., have half-title: Sixty-two illustrations drawn from unusual sources and specially chosen by the author."First edition." "Bibliographical essay": pages 251-272.

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Bruun, G. (1938). Europe and the French imperium, 1799-1814 . Harper & Bros..

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Bruun, Geoffrey, 1898-1988. 1938. Europe and the French Imperium, 1799-1814. Harper & Bros.

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Bruun, Geoffrey, 1898-1988. Europe and the French Imperium, 1799-1814 Harper & Bros, 1938.

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Bruun, Geoffrey. Europe and the French Imperium, 1799-1814 Harper & Bros., 1938.

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