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Alexander I: The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon by Marie-Pierre Rey: Used
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- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Alexander I : the Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon
- ISBN
- 9780875807553
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Historical
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 504 Pages
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Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. In this magisterial biography, Marie-Pierre Rey illuminates the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign and sheds brilliant new light on the handsome ruler known to his people as "the Sphinx." Despite an early and ambitious commitment to sweeping political reforms, Alexander saw his liberal aspirations overwhelmed by civil unrest in his own country and by costly confrontations with Napoleon, which culminated in the French invasion of Russia and the burning of Moscow in 1812. Eventually, Alexander turned back Napoleon's forces and entered Paris a victor two years later, but by then he had already grown weary of military glory. As the years passed, the tsar who defeated Napoleon would become increasingly preoccupied with his own spiritual salvation, an obsession that led him to pursue a rapprochement between the Orthodox and Roman churches. When in exile, Napoleon once remarked of his Russian rival: \u201cHe could go far. If I die here, he will be my true heir in Europe.\u201d It was not to be. Napoleon died on Saint Helena and Alexander succumbed to typhus four years later at the age of forty-eight. But in this richly nuanced portrait, Rey breathes new life into the tsar who stood at the center of the political chessboard of early nineteenth-century Europe, a key figure at the heart of diplomacy, war, and international intrigue during that region's most tumultuous years.
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0875807550
ISBN-13
9780875807553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228699703
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alexander I : the Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
504 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dk191.R4913 2016
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
""Alexander's great strength was the same as his fatal flaw: unbound by filial piety or consistent ideological conviction, he considered himself to be elect, the beneficiary of inspiration denied to other men. It is a truism that hubris of this kind leads reliably to disaster. What makes Rey's book so poignant and vital is the way she shows what else it can produce. " -London Review of Books "Rey has written a detailed yet highly readable biography of a man whose character remains elusive and controversial. This is a well-done biography that is appropriate for general readers interested in European history. " -Booklist "This book does not dispel the mystery - an impossible task - but it is the most detailed biography available in English, and Rey makes extensive use of direct quotation to provide a revealing portrayal of an assertive, convinced reformer on the throne. Highly recommended. " -CHOICE "Marie-Pierre Rey has written a new biography of Tsar Alexander I that should become the standard work in any language. " -TheJournal of Modern History "This magisterial study of Alexander I rests on meticulous archival research and scholarly reading in multiple languages....This work will be a definitive study of Alexander I and the political history of his era."--Slavic Review "This is a well-researched, comprehensive and balanced biography of Alexander I. " -Canadian-American Slavic Studies", This new biography by Marie-Pierre Rey, a specialist in Russian history, is by far the best. Far from just reading the immense output of books and memoirs of the time, she has taken up the whole case by systematically consulting archives in several countries and the results are as splendid as the effort. . . . In this magisterial work there is no lapse; Marie-Pierre Rey is nuanced and subtle, her mastery of history is allied with the highest knowledge of the available sources., "Alexander's great strength was the same as his fatal flaw: unbound by filial piety or consistent ideological conviction, he considered himself to be elect, the beneficiary of inspiration denied to other men. It is a truism that hubris of this kind leads reliably to disaster. What makes Rey's book so poignant and vital is the way she shows what else it can produce." -- London Review of Books "Rey ... has written a detailed yet highly readable biography of a man whose character remains elusive and controversial.... This is a well-done biography that is appropriate for general readers interested in European history." -- Booklist "This book does not dispel the mystery - an impossible task - but it is the most detailed biography available in English, and Rey makes extensive use of direct quotation to provide a revealing portrayal of an assertive, convinced reformer on the throne. Highly recommended. " -CHOICE "Marie-Pierre Rey has written a new biography of Tsar Alexander I that should become the standard work in any language." -- The Journal of Modern History "This magisterial study of Alexander I rests on meticulous archival research and scholarly reading in multiple languages....This work will be a definitive study of Alexander I and the political history of his era." -- Slavic Review "This is a well-researched, comprehensive and balanced biography of Alexander I." -- Canadian-American Slavic Studies, This magisterial study of Alexander I rests on meticulous archival research and scholarly reading in multiple languages. This work will be a definitive study of Alexander I and the political history of his era., Alexander's great strength was the same as his fatal flaw: unbound by filial piety or consistent ideological conviction, he considered himself to be elect, the beneficiary of inspiration denied to other men. It is a truism that hubris of this kind leads reliably to disaster. What makes Rey's book so poignant and vital is the way she shows what else it can produce., Marie-Pierre Rey has written a new biography of Tsar Alexander I that should become the standard work in any language., Rey has written a detailed yet highly readable biography of a man whose character remains elusive and controversial. This is a well-done biography that is appropriate for general readers interested in European history., "Alexander's great strength was the same as his fatal flaw: unbound by filial piety or consistent ideological conviction, he considered himself to be elect, the beneficiary of inspiration denied to other men. It is a truism that hubris of this kind leads reliably to disaster. What makes Rey's book so poignant and vital is the way she shows what else it can produce." -- London Review of Books "Rey ... has written a detailed yet highly readable biography of a man whose character remains elusive and controversial.... This is a well-done biography that is appropriate for general readers interested in European history." -- Booklist "This book does not dispel the mystery - an impossible task - but it is the most detailed biography available in English, and Rey makes extensive use of direct quotation to provide a revealing portrayal of an assertive, convinced reformer on the throne. Highly recommended. " -CHOICE "Marie-Pierre Rey has written a new biography of Tsar Alexander I that should become the standard work in any language." -- The Journal of Modern History "This magisterial study of Alexander I rests on meticulous archival research and scholarly reading in multiple languages....This work will be a definitive study of Alexander I and the political history of his era." -- Slavic Review "This is a well-researched, comprehensive and balanced biography of Alexander I." -- Canadian-American Slavic Studies, Marie-Pierre Rey with her Alexander I will surprise even the finest connoisseurs of Tsarism. First because she relies on a good number of unpublished sources and underused archives, then because she knows how to derive the most from them, and finally because she delivers a full psychology of a character who vertiginously tried to seize the course of history., This book does not dispel the mystery--an impossible task--but it is the most detailed biography available in English, and Rey makes extensive use of direct quotation to provide a revealing portrayal of an assertive, convinced reformer on the throne. Highly recommended.
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
947.072
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Niu Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Dewey Edition
23
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