LEADER 07334nam 22005173 450 001 9910156460303321 005 20250505152555.0 010 $a9781786259790 010 $a1786259796 035 $a(CKB)3710000000986062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809328 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4809328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11350023 035 $a(OCoLC)974584353 035 $a(Exl-AI)4809328 035 $a(Perlego)3019900 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32204893 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32204893 035 $a(OCoLC)1530381274 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000986062 100 $a20250505d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe mind of Napoleon $ea selection from his written and spoken words /$fedited and translated by J. Christopher Herold 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$a[Potomac, Maryland] :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (271 pages) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- II -- III -- THE MIND OF NAPOLEON -- THE HUMAN HEART -- AN ESTIMATE OF MAN -- "THE ETERNAL I" -- ON FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE -- COLLOQUY WITH A STREETWALKER -- A CASE OF ROMANTIC LOVE -- ON WOMEN -- "I LIKE MY WIFE" -- EDUCATION FOR WOMEN -- ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE -- ON CHILDREN -- "AM I UNNATURAL?" -- THE PASSING OF A FRIEND -- QUESTIONS OF LIFE, DESTINY, AND GREATNESS -- ON MAN, NATURE, AND GOD -- ON RELIGIONS -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- THE PURPOSE OF LIFE -- ON IMMORTALITY -- ON DESTINY AND FATALISM -- MEN OF DESTINY: BONAPARTE, WASHINGTON, MOHAMMED, CHRIST -- ON MASTERING FORTUNE -- THE COURSE OF AMBITION -- THE CONQUEST OF HISTORY -- "AGREED-UPON FICTION" -- THREE WAYS OF VIEWING HISTORY -- LAND POWER AND SEA POWER -- AN AGE OF TRANSITION -- GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICS -- THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM -- THE RISE OF CAPITALISM -- "LET NO ONE SEARCH THE PAST..." -- GREAT MEN OF ANTIQUITY -- A GALLERY OF KINGS OF FRANCE -- FOUR MODERN HEROES -- ON TEACHING HISTORY -- ON WRITING HISTORY -- THE LAWS OF REVOLUTION -- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: A VIEW FOR POSTERITY -- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: PERSONAL VIEWS -- THE POLITICAL ORDER -- ON IDEOLOGIES AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE -- ON POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY -- THE REVOLUTION CONSOLIDATED -- LIBERTY, EQUALITY, VANITY -- MONARCHY, REPUBLIC, ANARCHY, DESPOTISM -- "THE SWORD AND THE SPIRIT" -- ON CONSTITUTIONS -- "LE TRO?NE, C'EST MOI" -- "A SINGLE PARTY AND A SINGLE WILL" -- LAW AND THE SOCIAL ORDER -- ON PUBLIC MORALITY -- THE PRINCIPLES OF LAW -- "BETWEEN DUE PROCESS AND ARBITRARINESS" -- NAPOLEON VERSUS LAISSER FAIRE -- ON PUBLIC DEBTS -- ON THE BANK OF FRANCE -- ON SPECULATORS AND PROFITEERS -- ON THE ARISTOCRACY -- ON THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY -- MAN'S ECONOMIC BIRTHRIGHT -- ON THE WORKING CLASS -- CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND PRESS -- RELIGION IN STATE AND SOCIETY. 327 $aTHE POLITICAL USE OF RELIGION -- ON MONKS AND BEGGARS -- CAESAR AND GOD -- ON ASSIMILATING THE JEWS -- WHAT THE SCHOOLS SHOULD TEACH -- EDUCATION AS INDOCTRINATION -- THE POWER AND GUIDANCE OF PUBLIC OPINION -- NAPOLEON AS EDITORIAL WRITER -- NAPOLEON AS WAR CORRESPONDENT -- THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT -- SCIENCE AND THE ARTS -- "NEW TRUTHS, NEW DISCOVERIES" -- ON PHYSICIANS AND MEDICINE -- ON PSEUDO SCIENCES -- SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND ARTISTIC CREATION -- "AH! GOOD TASTE!" -- THE FINE ARTS -- ON MUSIC -- ADVICE TO AN ACTOR -- ON POLITICS, DRAMA, AND DRAMATISTS -- PHILOSOPHIZING ON HOMER -- THE LOGISTICS OF THE TROJAN HORSE -- ON LITERATURE AND WRITERS -- THE ART OF RULING -- ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF POLITICS -- ON WOLVES AND LAMBS -- THE STATESMAN'S HEART AND HEAD -- "THE STRONG ARE GOOD" -- WHETHER RULERS SHOULD BE POPULAR -- "NEVER ADMIT A MISTAKE" -- ADVICE TO GOVERNORS AND KINGS -- THE ART OF USING MEN -- ON DIPLOMACY -- ON SECRET POLICE AND SPIES -- "THE MOST HUMANE METHOD" -- ON HIS ROYAL COLLEAGUES -- ON DIVERSE STATESMEN -- NATIONS AND PEOPLES -- "FRANCE BEFORE EVERYTHING" -- ON CORSICAN INDEPENDENCE -- ON THE ITALIANS -- ON THE GERMANS -- "NATURAL BOUNDARIES" -- ON THE SPANISH -- ON POLISH INDEPENDENCE -- ON FREEDOM FOR THE NEGROES -- I -- II -- "HIS MAJESTY LOVES THE AMERICANS" -- "WAR TO THE DEATH WITH ENGLAND!" -- ENGLAND: SOCIAL CRITICISM -- "THE RUSSIAN COLOSSUS" -- THE ART OF WAR -- A SYMBOL OF WAR -- THE SPECTACLE OF WAR -- "NOBODY LOVES PEACE MORE THAN I DO" -- HOW WAR BECOMES INEVITABLE -- "WAR JUSTIFIES EVERYTHING" -- THE SOLDIERLY VIRTUES -- BUILDING AN ARMY'S MORALE -- HOW TO SPEAK TO SOLDIERS -- THE FRENCH SOLDIER -- ON THE NAVAL MENTALITY -- SUNDRY MILITARY MAXIMS -- THE GENERAL'S SHARE IN VICTORY -- ESSENTIALS OF GREAT GENERALSHIP -- THE INTANGIBLES OF THE ART -- ON EIGHT GREAT CAPTAINS -- Alexander the Great -- Hannibal. 327 $aJulius Caesar -- Gustavus Adolphus -- Turenne and Eugene of Savoy -- Frederick the Great -- Charles XII of Sweden -- ON PLANNING A CAMPAIGN -- RESOLUTION LOST AND RECOVERED -- WHY WELLINGTON SHOULD HAVE LOST AT WATERLOO -- PROJECTS AND PROPHECIES -- "I NEVER WAS MY OWN MASTER" -- OF A UNITED STATES OF EUROPE -- FRANCE AS THE MASTER NATION -- "HUMANITARIAN AND GENEROUS IDEAS" -- PROPHECIES -- A POLITICAL TESTAMENT -- THE TYRANT SPEAKS -- "POWER IS MY MISTRESS" -- CALCULATED RAGES -- "CHARLATANISM, BUT OF THE HIGHEST SORT" -- SELF-APOTHEOSIS -- NAPOLEON SURVEYS HIS CAREER -- ON HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- "THE WORLD BEGGED ME TO GOVERN IT" -- MISTAKES AND REGRETS -- HAPPINESS RE-EVALUATED -- "THE BRIDGE THAT SATAN BUILT" -- MAIN EVENTS IN NAPOLEON'S CAREER -- YOUTH AND RISE, 1769-96 -- CAMPAIGNS IN ITALY, EGYPT, AND SYRIA, 1796-99 -- THE CONSULATE, 1799-1804 -- THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE, 1812-14 -- THE HUNDRED DAYS AND CAPTIVITY, 1815-21 -- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES -- SOURCES AND NOTES -- SOURCES -- NOTES -- THE HUMAN HEART -- QUESTIONS OF LIFE, DESTINY, AND GREATNESS -- THE CONQUEST OF HISTORY -- THE POLITICAL ORDER -- LAW AND THE SOCIAL ORDER -- CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND PRESS -- SCIENCE AND THE ARTS -- THE ART OF RULING -- NATIONS AND PEOPLES -- THE ART OF WAR -- PROJECTS AND PROPHECIES -- THE TYRANT SPEAKS -- NAPOLEON SURVEYS HIS CAREER. 330 $aThis book, edited and translated by J. Christopher Herold, presents a curated selection of Napoleon Bonaparte's written and spoken words, offering insight into his thoughts on various subjects such as society, government, war, politics, religion, and art. The work aims to reveal the complexities of Napoleon's mind, characterized by both intellectual and practical vigor. It does not serve as a historical account or sourcebook, but rather as a thematic exploration of Napoleon's ideas and the underlying patterns in his thinking. This compilation is intended for readers interested in understanding the philosophical and ideological perspectives of one of history's most influential figures, offering a glimpse into his views on leadership, destiny, and statecraft.$7Generated by AI. 676 $a308.1 700 $aNapoloen$cEmperor of the French,$f1769-1821,$01829111 702 $aHerold$b J. Christopher 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910156460303321 996 $aThe mind of Napoleon$94398278 997 $aUNINA