1815 - Couverture rigide

Dallas, Gregor

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 186066072X ISBN 13 : 9781860660726

Editeur : Metro Books, London, 1996

Synopsis

By the author of "Clemenceau", this is an account of the political, constitutional and social life of Europe's capital cities in the year leading up Waterloo. It explores the dramatic events of the Hundred Days through the perspectives of three different European cities - London, old revolutionary Paris and baroque Vienna - using Castlereagh and his quest for peace as a central thread. It aims to explain the machinations of country against country, their different political and ethical viewpoints, and how the decisions and emotions of men and women helped form a fragile Europe in a time of flux.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Gregor Dallas tells the story of the extraordinary period from April 1814 to August 1815 through the perspectives of three very different European cities: the great metropolis of London, post-revolutionary Paris and baroque Vienna. His writing is almost cinematic in its power to evoke the Europe of Tolstoy; the ebb and flow of power, of armies and of peoples across Europe. We see Europe through the eyes and characters of its central players: Talleyrand, Metternich, Wellington, Tsar Alexander and Bonaparte.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gregor Dallas is interested in peasants as well as presidents and kings. He is the author of The Imperfect Peasant Economy: The Loire Country, 1800-1914; At the Heart of A Tiger: Clemenceau and His World 1841-1929 and 1918: War and Peace.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Metro Books, London
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 186066072X
• ISBN 13: 9781860660726
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible