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as a consensus to Napoleon’s character will likely never be reached.1 An Associate Professor of History at the University of Victoria in Canada, R.S. Alexander avoids the trap of a blow-by-blow, chronological account of Napoleon’s life. Instead, Alexander takes a unique approach by analyzing the many reputations associated with Napoleon and
- John Prendergast
- 2019
May 4, 2001 · "Alexander's study takes that question as its starting point. How can the various characterizations of Napoleon, some strikingly incompatible, be reconciled? Frequently compared to Adolf Hitler, whose war of annihilation dismembered and all but destroyed Europe, how can Napoleon also be championed as the father of modern European integration?
- R. S. Alexander
- Bloomsbury Academic, 2001
- illustrated
Jan 1, 2017 · Alexander's Napoleon (Reputations) can be viewed as a series of essays on different themes surrounding Napoleon's enduring reputation. The main weakness of this approach is that the individual essays do not always work to form a coherent whole.
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May 4, 2001 · Alexander treats Napoleon as a universal figure, rather than a specifically French one, and draws from an array of evidence in many media. He focuses particularly on how Napoleon's reputation has been altered by such events as the World Wars and the Cold War, and by association with such figures as Hitler, Santa Anna, Mehemet Ali, and Mussolini.
- Michael Broers, R. S. Alexander
R.S. Alexander. 4.17. 6 ratings1 review. There is no shortage of characterizations of Napoleon, but not since Peter Geyl's classic Napoleon: For and Against in the 1940s has a writer tried to assess his many reputations and how they have evolved, and continue to evolve. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this addition to the Reputations series.
May 4, 2001 · Buy Napoleon (Reputations) Illustrated by Alexander, R. S. (ISBN: 9780340719169) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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