This is a biography of Napoleon III who ruled over 18 years of glittering success in France known as the Second Empire. Modern Paris was created out of its medieval slums - 47 acres of parkland became 5,000, the streets were redesigned by Hausmann into the grand boulevards we see today, and the dame of the fashion house of Worth became an international figure. But the stability was a facade. When Bismarck outmanoeuvred Napoleon in 1866 he brought an entire age to a close. The empire's costly and empty militarism was finally ...
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This is a biography of Napoleon III who ruled over 18 years of glittering success in France known as the Second Empire. Modern Paris was created out of its medieval slums - 47 acres of parkland became 5,000, the streets were redesigned by Hausmann into the grand boulevards we see today, and the dame of the fashion house of Worth became an international figure. But the stability was a facade. When Bismarck outmanoeuvred Napoleon in 1866 he brought an entire age to a close. The empire's costly and empty militarism was finally unsupportable. The economy had already had to support three major wars and could support no more. Perhaps the most ludicrous of these had been Eugenie's whim to place a European prince on the throne in Mexico - a plan doomed from its inception.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover. Light shelving foxing spots/dust-dulling on book page edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Book club edition with a laminated, untrimmed dust jacket. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. 8vo. 439pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Minor wear & toning to boards. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Size: 9x6x1; NOT an ex library book. 439 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.