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Vienna, 1814 : How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna, Paperback by King, David, ISBN 0307337170, ISBN-13 9780307337177, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Details the 1814 Congress of Vienna, offering portraits of the participants and discussing the political intrigues, illicit affairs, tangled alliances, and bitter rivalries that marked the occasion that transformed the face of nineteenth-century Europe. Reprint.

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"Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story." --David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably defeated and exiled to the small island of Elba, heads of some 216 states gathered in Vienna to begin piecing together the ruins of his toppled empire. Major questions loomed: What would be done with France? How were the newly liberated territories to be divided? What type of restitution would be offered to families of the deceased? But this unprecedented gathering of kings, dignitaries, and diplomatic leaders unfurled a seemingly endless stream of personal vendettas, long-simmering feuds, and romantic entanglements that threatened to undermine the crucial work at hand, even as their hard-fought policy decisions shaped the destiny of Europe and led to the longest sustained peace the continent would ever see. Beyond the diplomatic wrangling, however, the Congress of Vienna served as a backdrop for the most spectacular Vanity Fair of its time. Highlighted by such celebrated figures as the elegant but incredibly vain Prince Metternich of Austria, the unflappable and devious Prince Talleyrand of France, and the volatile Tsar Alexander of Russia, as well as appearances by Ludwig van Beethoven and Emilia Bigottini, the sheer star power of the Vienna congress outshone nearly everything else in the public eye. An early incarnation of the cult of celebrity, the congress devolved into a series of debauched parties that continually delayed the progress of peace, until word arrived that Napoleon had escaped, abruptly halting the revelry and shrouding the continent in panic once again. Vienna, 1814 beautifully illuminates the intricate social and political intrigue of this history-defining congress-a glorified party that seemingly valued frivolity over substance but nonetheless managed to drastically reconfigure Europe's balance of power and usher in the modern age.

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307337170
ISBN-13
9780307337177
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69822771

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Book Title
Vienna 1814 : How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna
Author
David King
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / Western, Modern / 19th Century, Political, International Relations / Treaties, Europe / General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz

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"King reveals his talent for narrative flow and portraiture in a biography that will thoroughly inveigle history readers." -Booklist "A teemingâ€¦personality-rich panorama of the first truly international peace conference." -Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating tale that shines light on a unique aspect of the relationship between scholarship and nationalism." -Choice "It would have been more fun to attend the Congress of Vienna than any other political assembly in history. Next best is to immerse yourself in David King'sVienna 1814, which reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively-researched and important story that it tells. There was much frivolousness in the Vienna congress, but it did bring peace to Europe and shape the 19th century; and while the deliberations of the Vienna statesmen took place, the fate of the world hung in the balance." -David Fromkin, author ofEurope's Last Summer "Deftly paced and engagingly written." -Publishers Weekly "King does a superb job of evoking the bedazzling social scene that served as the backdrop to the Congress of Vienna. This is a worthy contribution to the study of a critical historical event long neglected by historians. It should be in every European history collection." -Library Journal, starred review From the Hardcover edition., "King reveals his talent for narrative flow and portraiture in a biography that will thoroughly inveigle history readers." -Booklist "A teemingâ€¦personality-rich panorama of the first truly international peace conference." -Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating tale that shines light on a unique aspect of the relationship between scholarship and nationalism." -Choice "It would have been more fun to attend the Congress of Vienna than any other political assembly in history. Next best is to immerse yourself in David King's Vienna 1814 , which reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively-researched and important story that it tells. There was much frivolousness in the Vienna congress, but it did bring peace to Europe and shape the 19th century; and while the deliberations of the Vienna statesmen took place, the fate of the world hung in the balance." -David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer "Deftly paced and engagingly written." -Publishers Weekly "King does a superb job of evoking the bedazzling social scene that served as the backdrop to the Congress of Vienna. This is a worthy contribution to the study of a critical historical event long neglected by historians. It should be in every European history collection." -Library Journal, starred review From the Hardcover edition., "King reveals his talent for narrative flow and portraiture in a biography that will thoroughly inveigle history readers." --Booklist "A teeming...personality-rich panorama of the first truly international peace conference." --Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating tale that shines light on a unique aspect of the relationship between scholarship and nationalism." --Choice "It would have been more fun to attend the Congress of Vienna than any other political assembly in history. Next best is to immerse yourself in David King's Vienna 1814 , which reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively-researched and important story that it tells. There was much frivolousness in the Vienna congress, but it did bring peace to Europe and shape the 19th century; and while the deliberations of the Vienna statesmen took place, the fate of the world hung in the balance." --David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer "Deftly paced and engagingly written." --Publishers Weekly "King does a superb job of evoking the bedazzling social scene that served as the backdrop to the Congress of Vienna. This is a worthy contribution to the study of a critical historical event long neglected by historians. It should be in every European history collection." --Library Journal, starred review, "King reveals his talent for narrative flow and portraiture in a biography that will thoroughly inveigle history readers." Booklist "A teeming...personality-rich panorama of the first truly international peace conference." Kirkus Reviews "A fascinating tale that shines light on a unique aspect of the relationship between scholarship and nationalism." Choice "It would have been more fun to attend the Congress of Vienna than any other political assembly in history. Next best is to immerse yourself in David King's Vienna 1814 , which reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively-researched and important story that it tells. There was much frivolousness in the Vienna congress, but it did bring peace to Europe and shape the 19th century; and while the deliberations of the Vienna statesmen took place, the fate of the world hung in the balance." David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer "Deftly paced and engagingly written." Publishers Weekly "King does a superb job of evoking the bedazzling social scene that served as the backdrop to the Congress of Vienna. This is a worthy contribution to the study of a critical historical event long neglected by historians. It should be in every European history collection." Library Journal, starred review From the Hardcover edition.
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Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.2/714
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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