The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars: Volume 1, Politics and Diplomacy

A history of the Napoleonic Wars that focuses on international relations and bureaucracy with contributions by leading international experts.

Michael Broers (Edited by), Philip Dwyer (Edited by)

9781108424370, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 June 2022

508 pages, 30 b/w illus. 25 maps
23.5 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.93 kg

Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars covers the international foreign political dimensions of the wars and the social, legal, political and economic structures of the Empire. Leading historians from around the world come together to discuss the different aspects of the origins of the Napoleonic Wars, their international political implications and the concrete ways the Empire was governed. This volume begins by looking at the political context that produced the Napoleonic Wars and setting it within the broader context of eighteenth century great power politics in the Age of Revolution. It considers the administration and governance of the Empire, including with France's client states and the role of the Bonaparte family in the Empire. Further chapters in the volume examine the war aims of the various protagonists and offer an overall assessment of the nature of war in this period.

List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Contributors to Volume I
Acknowledgements
General Introduction Alan Forrest
Introduction to Volume I Michael Broers and Philip Dwyer
Part I. The Origins of the Napoleonic Wars: 1. Great Power Politics in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century Horst Carl
2. British Colonial Politics in an Age of European War and Creole Rebellion Bruce Lenman
3. War in the Eighteenth Century Jeremy Black
4. The Age of Revolutions: Napoleon Bonaparte Annie Jourdan
5. From Cosmopolitanism to la Grande Nation: French Revolutionary Diplomacy, 1789–1802 Peter McPhee
6. The French Revolutionary Wars Lynn Hunt
Part II. Napoleon and His Empire: 7. The Bonapartes Michael Broers
8. The Napoleonic Elites Isser Woloch
9. Administration, Police and Governance Michael Rowe
10. Law, Justice, Policing and Punishment Xavier Rousseaux and Antoine Renglet
11. Napoleonic Wars and Economic Imperialism Silvia Marzagalli
12. Napoleon and The Church Ambrogio Caiani
13. Napoleon's Client States Nicola Todorov
Part III. War Aims: 14. French Preponderance and the European System Thierry Lentz
15. Habsburg Grand Strategy in the Napoleonic Wars Charles Ingrao and John Fahey
16. Prussian Foreign Policy and War Aims, 1790–1815 Sam Mustafa and Samantha Sproviero
17. British War Aims, 1793–815 John Bew and Jacqueline Reiter
18. Alexander I's Objectives in the Franco-Russian Wars, 1801–1815 Marie-Pierre Rey
19. Ottoman War Aims Virginia Aksan
20. Spain and Portugal Emilio La Parra
21. War Aims: Scandinavia Rasmus Glenthøj
Bibliographical Essays
Index.

Subject Areas: Napoleonic Wars [HBWH], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], European history [HBJD]