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The Napoleonic Wars : a global history / Alexander Mikaberidze.

Author/creator Mikaberidze, Alexander author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxxiii, 936 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract "In this ambitious and far-ranging work, Alexander Mikaberidze argues that the Napoleonic Wars can only be fully understood in an international perspective. France struggled for dominance not only on the plains of Europe but also in the Americas, West and South Africa, Ottoman Empire, Iran, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Taking specific regions in turn, Mikaberidze discusses major political-military events around the world and situates geopolitical decision-making within its long- and short-term contexts. From the British expeditions to Argentina and South Africa to the Franco-Russian maneuvering in the Ottoman Empire, the effects of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars would shape international affairs well into the next century. In Egypt, the wars led to the rise of Mehmed Ali and the emergence of a powerful state; in North America, the period transformed and enlarged the newly established United States; and in South America, the Spanish colonial empire witnessed the start of national-liberation movements that ultimately ended imperial control." --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019019279
ISBN9780199951062 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN0199951063 hardcover alkaline paper

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Joyner General Stacks DC226.3 .M54 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold