Philip Dwyer sa zameriava na európske dejiny osemnásteho storočia, s dôrazom na napoleonskú éru. Jeho práca skúma kľúčové postavy a udalosti tejto doby s hlbokým vhľadom do politických a spoločenských síl, ktoré ju formovali. Dwyerov štýl sa vyznačuje precíznym výskumom a pútavým rozprávaním, ktoré oživuje minulosť pre moderného čitateľa. Prostredníctvom svojho rozsiahleho bádania prispieva k nášmu pochopeniu vzostupov a pádov ríší a povahy moci.
This second volume of Philip Dwyer's biography sheds further fresh light on one of the great figures of modern history. After a meteoric rise, a military-political coup in 1799 established Napoleon Bonaparte in government, aged just 30. It is meticulously researched and examines the man in power, from his brooding obsessions and capacity for violence, to his ability to inspire others and realise his visionary ideas.
Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 2007.
Violence is part and parcel of both human history and nature. It is the one thing that all cultures and societies share in common. This book considers violence in the modern world, examining the ideas underpinning it, and the cultural context for violence over the last two centuries. It also asks if we are becoming more or less violent.