The world in 1800

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The world in 1800

Olivier Bernier

J. Wiley, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p.433-435) and index

"A Robert L. Bernstein book"--T.p.

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"Elegantly written." - New York Times Book Review "Olivier Bernier's richly detailed, engaging, and elegant book offers a splendid refresher course on a pivotal moment in world history - the dawn of the modern era." - Francine du Plessix Gray "Bernier's style is easeful and informed; he has an acute eye for a colorful, clever, and iconic image." - Times (London) "A sweeping, impressively argued portrait of the dawn of the modern age ...A distinguished work of popular history." - Kirkus Reviews In the year 1800, the world found itself enmeshed in a web of mercantilism, war, and political intrigue, out of which a new world - our world - was struggling to be born. Bringing all of his talents as a historian and first-rate storyteller to bear, Olivier Bernier takes us on a fascinating journey around the world, providing a finely textured portrait of civilization at the dawn of the modern era. Olivier Bernier (New York, NY) is the author of Fireworks at Dusk: Paris in the Thirties; Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood; and Louis XIV: A Royal Life. He is widely acclaimed for his lectures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Two Worlds, One World. EUROPE. A Very Great Change. All the Pleasures of Life. Unbeatable Bonaparte. Great Britain and France. Eastern Europe: Dealing with France. NORTH AMERICA. Inventing Politics. Quasi--War and Dangerous Aliens. A Vast New Country. The Spirit of 1800. ANOTHER AMERICA. New Spain, Old Habits. Autonomy or Independence? Peru and Brazil. ASIA. The Center of the World. A Civilized Empire. Splendid Japan. India: The Invention of an Empire. The Middle East: The Ottoman Empire. AFRICA. So Close, So Far. Afterword. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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