The Napoleonic Revolution

by Robert B. Holtman

Book Overview

In this illuminating work, Robert B. Holtman emphasizes Napoleon's role as a revolutionary innovator whose influence touched nearly every aspect of European political and social life and has extended even to our own times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807104876
• ISBN13: 9780807104873
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent look at Napoleon's legacy

I'm a French major and read this book for a research paper. I liked it so much that I bought it. It's well written -- no pompous, stuffy academese here -- and highly interesting. Napoloen was able to put into effect the societal changes that turned France from a feudal to a modern society. This book tells this history by examining not only his military career, but also examines the Napoleonic Code of law, his administrative reforms, his fiscal reforms, his relationship with the church, and his effect on the French education system. Did you know it was Napoleon who instituted the "bac" in France? Or that 21 countries in the world, and the State of Louisiana, still use the Napoleonic code in some form? Fascinating man and fascinating period!