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Talleyrand. Betrayer And Saviour Of France

Door Robin Harris

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#401993-UB24
Titel
Talleyrand. Betrayer And Saviour Of France
Auteur
Harris, Robin
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : John Murray
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
0719565596
ISBN13
9780719565595
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
A renegade bishop and aristocratic revolutionary, he helped make and break the power of Napoleon. With bravura he then dominated the Congress of Vienna which re-shaped Europe, but soon discovered that the Bourbons had, in his own words, 'learned nothing and forgotten nothing'. Disgrace followed. The Revolution of July 1830 finally brought a renewal of Talleyrand's former influence. So, in his late seventies, he arrived as ambassador in London, where he and his beautiful companion, the duchesse de Dino, dazzled and captivated British society. At the end, his famous death-bed reconciliation with the Catholic Church created almost as great a scandal as his notorious early life. In this authoritative new biography, Talleyrand emerges as always ahead of his times. He urged the advantages of pea... (Lees verder)ce, while Europe was racked by war; he consistently advocated political moderation, a free press and a liberal constitution; he was a forceful proponent of Anglo-French entente; he understood the importance of free trade as the route to national prosperity; and he foresaw the rise of America as a great power. Robin Harris depicts a statesman of truly world-class stature.
Pagina's
436
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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