The crucible of the modern world Hunt, Lynn Avery 1945- creator Censer, Jack Richard text bibliography enk 2017 monographic eng xiii, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Provides a globally-oriented narrative history of events from 1789 until the fall of Napoleon. It emphasizes the global origins and consequences of the French Revolution and explains why it is the formative event for modern politics. The book integrates global competition, fiscal crisis, slavery and the beginnings of nationalism with the more traditional emphases on human rights and constitutions, terror and violence, and the rise of authoritarianism. This global approach then enables the authors, two world-renowned scholars in the field, to clearly illustrate how the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire changed all the political givens for Europe, the Americas, North Africa and parts of Asia as well A world overturned -- The power of the people, 1789-1792 -- A republic in constant crisis, 1792-1794 -- The power of the military, 1794-1799 -- From Bonapartist Republic to Napoleonic Empire, 1800-1807 -- The Napoleonic eagle soars and finally plummets, 1808-1815 -- Conclusion: crucible of the modern world. Lynn Hunt and Jack R. Censer. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index. e-fr--- I, Emperor of the French Napoleon 1769-1821 I, Emperador de Francia Napoleón 1769-1821 France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Francia Historia Revolución, 1789-1799 France History Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Francia Historia Consulado y Primer Imperio, 1799-1815 318 DC 148 H941f 2017 944.04 9781474213714 (pbk.) 1474213715 (pbk.) 2017010879 DLC 170309 20260306120820.0 19545198 eng