Dictatorship in History and Theory: Bonapartism, Caesarism, and Totalitarianism (Publications of the German Historical Institute) [Paperback]

Peter Baehr (Editor), Melvin Richter (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0521532701 | ISBN-13: 978-0521532709 | Publication Date: February 16, 2004

Bringing together the work of historians and political theorists to examine the complex relationships among nineteenth century democracy, nationalism, and authoritarianism, this study pays special attention to the careers of Napoleon I and III, and of Bismarck. An important contribution is consideration of not only the momentous episodes of coup d'etat, revolution, and imperial foundation which the Napoleonic era heralded, but also the contested political language with which these events were described and assessed. Political thinkers were faced with a battery of new terms--"Bonapartism," "Caesarism," and "Imperialism" etc...--with which to define their era.

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This book brings together the work of historians and political theorists to examine the complex relationship among nineteenth century democracy, nationalism, and authoritarism, paying especial attention to the careers of Napoleon I and III, and of Bismarck. An important contribution of the book is to consider not only the momentous episodes of coup d'etat, revolution, and imperial foundation which the Napoleonic era heralded, but also the contested political language with which these events were described and assessed. Political thinkers were faced with a battery of new terms--"Bonapartism," "Caesarism," and "Imperialism" among them--with which to make sense of their era.

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• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521532701
• ISBN-13: 978-0521532709
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
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