the story of civilization the age of napoleon

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: May 4, 1789-September 30, 1791 THE BACKGROUND OF REVOLUTION: 1774–89Ĭhapter II. There are a lot of second hand sets floating around, get one. In a sense, this book is the Encyclopedia of Western Civilization.

Excluding the very disappointing first Volume, that no one should bother with, every book is definitive between it's parameters. There's a notable quote in every paragraph, and thousands of insights on many topics. And you can't get a better survey of the history of Europe and the Middle east than this series. This is the last volume, published fifty years after the original idea forced its way to the surface. 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 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. It's a thick book, but it has an immense amount to say.

|1 .If you have space for only one book on Napoleon, or the history of Europe during his lifetime, this is it. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 781-789) and index. |a xxi, 870 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of illustrations : |b illustrations, maps |c 25 cm. |a The age of Napoleon : |b a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815 / |c by Will and Ariel Durant. |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 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.

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.

The story of civilization the age of napoleon