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Maximilian and Juarez - Couverture souple

Ridley, Jasper

 
9781842121504: Maximilian and Juarez
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1842121502 ISBN 13 : 9781842121504
Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2001

Synopsis

A strange episode that is at once a central part of American history and a tragic tale of human ambition and cultural misunderstanding. In an ill-starred undertaking, Napoleon III attempted to install Archduke Maximilian of Austria as the Emperor of Mexico. The move pitted liberals against conservatives, and the New World against the Old--and ended with Maximilian's execution, the insanity of his wife, Charlotte, and the emergence of the United States as a world power. "Jasper Ridley has written a riveting account of an episode which is exciting throughout and tragic at the end; it is also essential reading to understand the history of the United States today."--Antonia Fraser.

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À propos de l'auteur


Jasper Ridley gave up his practice at the bar to become one of the leading historical biographers of England, and his most recent book, Lord Palmerston, was awarded the James Tait Black Prize. He has twice stood for Parliament, and his personal experience of political affairs has given him added insight into the career of the most successful of Nineteenth-century revolutionaries. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Éditeur
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1842121502
ISBN 13 
9781842121504
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
353
Coordonnées du fabricant
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