France Under Napoleon

Rating:
Summary: Good Concise Social History
Review: This concise and clear book is a summary of French social history during the Napoleonic period. Bergeron covers the structure of government administration under Napoleon, economic life, class structure, and elements of intellectual life. The underlying theme is distinguishing what elements in French society changed as a result of the revolution and what elements exhibit continuity. There is also a good and concise discussion of how the Napoleonic period set the stage for the social structure of Restoration France.

Rating:
Summary: Good Concise Social History
Review: This concise and clear book is a summary of French social history during the Napoleonic period. Bergeron covers the structure of government administration under Napoleon, economic life, class structure, and elements of intellectual life. The underlying theme is distinguishing what elements in French society changed as a result of the revolution and what elements exhibit continuity. There is also a good and concise discussion of how the Napoleonic period set the stage for the social structure of Restoration France.