The world in 1800
Olivier Bernier (Author)
Presents a chronicle of the year 1800, looking at what was happening in civilizations around the world at the dawn of the modern era
xi, 452 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
9780471303718, 0471303712
41468629
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.