France Under Napoleon [Paperback]

Louis Bergeron (Author), R. R. Palmer (Translator)

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Bergeron, a distinguished French historian with sympathies for the Annales school, has produced an excellent social history of France in the Napoleonic period.... Highly recommended. -- Library Journal

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Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press; First English-Language Edition edition (October 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691007896
• ISBN-13: 978-0691007892
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Concise Social History, August 1, 2001

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This review is from: France Under Napoleon (Paperback)

This concise and clear book is a summary of French social history during the Napoleonic period. Bergeron covers the structure of government administration under Napoleon, economic life, class structure, and elements of intellectual life. The underlying theme is distinguishing what elements in French society changed as a result of the revolution and what elements exhibit continuity. There is also a good and concise discussion of how the Napoleonic period set the stage for the social structure of Restoration France.