Rites of Peace. The Fall of Napoleon & the Congress of Vienna by Zamoyski, Adam - 2008

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London: Harperperennial, 2008. 634pp. Extremities lightly rubbed; edges lightly faded. Illus.; endnotes; biblio.; index.. Paperback. VG.

London: Harper Perennial, 2008. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x7. Third printing. Spine creased. 2008 Trade Paperback. xviii, 634 pp. In the wake of his disastrous Russian 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 those of 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 and their inhabitants counted like cattle. The results, 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. Although the defining moments took place in Vienna, and the principle… Read More

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London: Harper Perennial. Very Good. 2008. Reprint; Third Printing. Paperback. Light reading and cover corner creases, paper lightly edge toned. ; Third printing. Nice tight copy no names inside. Cover design by AKG Images. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; B&W Photographs; 656 pages; With the fall of Napoleon his enemies began staking their claims on his former Empire in a sinister game of manoeuver and intrigue and Vienna was where they chose to sort it out. The various powers were prepared to go to any lengths to get what they wanted including bribery, sex and blackmail. A gripping account of the Congress of Vienna based on personal reminiscences, private diaries, letters and even secret police reports. .