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  • Citizen Emperor

    Napoleon in Power 1799-1815

    by Philip Dwyer ...
    'Napoleon's legend is so persistent that it confounds the historical reality in the popular imagination. He himself contributed much towards the construction of his own myth, from his youth even until after he fell from power, when, while in exile, he dictated his memoirs to a group of disciples who took down his every word in the hope that his version of history would prevail. Such were Napoleon ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Empires of Violence

    Massacre in a Revolutionary Age

    by Philip Dwyer, Barbara Alice Mann, Nigel Penn, Lyndall Ryan ...
    Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many incursions into Europe. Yet how did the forms of violence perpetrated in these four corners of the world compare? Did the oppression and exploitation of colonized peoples constitute a new form of violence? ... Read more

    $31.69 CAD

  • Violence

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Philip Dwyer ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Violence is part and parcel of human history and of human nature. It is one of our most distinctive traits, the one thing that all cultures and societies, across time, share in common. It has defined not only the ways in which individuals relate to each other, but also how collective entities and states have interacted with each other over the ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

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  • Citizen Emperor

    Napoleon in Power

    by Philip Dwyer ...
    In this second volume of Philip Dwyer’s authoritative biography on one of history’s most enthralling leaders, Napoleon, now 30, takes his position as head of the French state after the 1799 coup. Dwyer explores the young leader’s reign, complete with mistakes, wrong turns, and pitfalls, and reveals the great lengths to which Napoleon goes in the effort to fashion his image as legitimate and ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • Napoleon

    Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815–1840

    by Philip Dwyer ...
    'Vibrant and illuminating ... [Dywer] tells a fascinating tale' The Times**'Refreshing scholarship … Energetic, readable and filled with colourful detail … Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection is a thoroughly enjoyable book which divides well the reality of exile from the legend that sprang from it' Literary ReviewThis meticulously researched study opens wit... ... Read more

    $20.69 CAD

  • Napoleon

    The Path to Power 1769 - 1799

    by Philip Dwyer ...
    The first volume of a groundbreaking and innovative popular biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders**'**Remarkable ... a satisfying, psychologically convincing account of Napoleon's early years and ascent to power. Even-handed and authoritative, this fascinating and highly enjoyable book will be an eye opener even to those who think they know the ... Read more

    $14.09 CAD

  • Talleyrand

    by Philip G. Dwyer ...
    Series series Profiles In Power
    From church establishment figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration, the twists and turns of Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand’s remarkable career through one of the most turbulent periods of French and European history continue to fascinate. Witty and wiley, cynical and charming, Talleyrand has been portrayed as a cynical opportunist, ... Read more

    $120.92 CAD

  • Napoleon and Europe

    by Philip G. Dwyer ...
    Two hundred years ago, Napoleon was at the apogee of his power in Europe. This broad ranging reassessment explores the key themes presented by his extraordinary career: from his rise to power and the foundation of the imperial state, to the final defeat of his grand vision following the doomed invasion of Russia. It was a period of almost uninterrupted war in Europe, the consquences of victory or ... Read more

    $136.03 CAD

  • The Rise of Prussia 1700-1830

    by Philip G. Dwyer ...
    At the beginning of the eighteenth century Prussia was but one in a mosaic of German states, but it rose to be the unchallenged leader of German-speaking Europe after the fall of Napoleon. The book goes beyond the political, military and diplomatic concerns of the Prussian elite, whose record of events is the one upon which most histories of Prussia are based, and explains its rise in relation to ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Modern Prussian History: 1830-1947

    by Philip G. Dwyer ...
    The rise of Prussia and subsequent unification of Germany under Prussia was one of the most important events in modern European history.However, the fact that this unification was brought about as a result of the Prussian military has led to many misconceptions about the nature of Prussia, and consequently of Germany, which persist to this day. This collection sets out to correct them. Beginning ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars: Volume 1, Politics and Diplomacy

    Edited by Michael Broers, Philip Dwyer ...
    Series series The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
    Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars covers the international foreign political dimensions of the wars and the social, legal, political and economic structures of the Empire. Leading historians from around the world come together to discuss the different aspects of the origins of the Napoleonic Wars, their international political implications and the concrete ways the Empire ... Read more

    $148.79 CAD

  • The French Revolution and Napoleon

    A Sourcebook

    Edited by Philip Dwyer, Peter McPhee ...
    This volume collects together a wide selection of primary texts that explain the processes behind the enormous changes undergone by France and Europe between 1787 and 1815, from the origins of the Revolution to the counterrevolution and from Marie-Antoinette to Bonaparte.The achievements, terror and drama of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period restructured politics and society on a ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD