Rites Of Peace Tapa blanda - 2007

UK: Harper Press. Good. Paperback. 2007. 634 pages. .

HarperPress. Very Good. 234mm / 153mm. Paperback. 2007. 634 pages. Civer lightly worn<br>Following on from his epic and b estselling '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow' Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna 1813-15 ], which was to bring about the political reshaping of Europe and whose legacy affected international relations for a century. The ... .

London: Harper Collins, 2007. New book, 634 pages. In the wake of his disastrous Russina campaign of 1812, Napoleon's imperious grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the Continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. There were many who dreamed of a peace to end all wars, in which the interests of peoples as well as rulers would be taken into account. But what followed was an unseemly and at times brutal scramble for territory by the most powerful states, in which countries were traded as if they had been private estates and their inhabitants counted like cattle. The result, fixed at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, not only laid the foundations of the European world we know; it put in place a social order and a security system that lie at the root of many of the problems which dog the world today. Drawing on a wide range of first hand accounts in six languages, which include not only official documents, private letters, and diaries, but are also the reports of police… Leer más

UsedVeryGood. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some writing on the text block edge There are some creases on the spine Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!