Napoleon: For And Against
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Likely some yellowing/tanning consistent with age. Markings: Price Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work of historical debate, Napoleon: For and Against presents a sweeping survey of French historical writing on Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing how successive generations of historians have judged, celebrated, and condemned one of history's most towering figures. Dutch historian Pieter Geyl masterfully argues that each era's verdict on Napoleon reveals as much about the age that pronounces it as about the man himself, illustrating the deeply political and ideological nature of historical interpretation. With intellectual rigor and elegant prose, Geyl chronicles the shifting tides of opinion — from Romantic glorification to Republican suspicion — drawing on a vast range of French historians, biographers, and polemicists. The result is both a profound meditation on the nature of history and an indispensable guide to understanding Napoleon's enduring and contested legacy.
Author: Pieter Geyl
Format: Paperback
Published: 1965, Peregrine Books (Penguin)
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Likely some yellowing/tanning consistent with age. Markings: Price Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work of historical debate, Napoleon: For and Against presents a sweeping survey of French historical writing on Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing how successive generations of historians have judged, celebrated, and condemned one of history's most towering figures. Dutch historian Pieter Geyl masterfully argues that each era's verdict on Napoleon reveals as much about the age that pronounces it as about the man himself, illustrating the deeply political and ideological nature of historical interpretation. With intellectual rigor and elegant prose, Geyl chronicles the shifting tides of opinion — from Romantic glorification to Republican suspicion — drawing on a vast range of French historians, biographers, and polemicists. The result is both a profound meditation on the nature of history and an indispensable guide to understanding Napoleon's enduring and contested legacy.