Dictatorship in History and Theory: Bonapartism, Caesarism, and Totalitarianism

by Peter Baehr and Melvin Richter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521825636
• ISBN13: 9780521825634
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"