Excerpt from A Preliminary Study of the Administrative Polity of Napoleon I
The revolutionary abolition of feudal obstacles to the well-being of the masses and to the effective use by the state of the national resources, is frequently referred to by Napoleon with the most em phatic approval; in this, however, both he and the revolutionists were only in line with the policy, of the eighteenth-century enlight ened absolutism. July 18, 1801, the consuls issued a proclamation aux habitants des quatre départements de la rive gauche du Rhin in which the newly incorporated Alsatians and Lorrainers are forcibly reminded of all they had won.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book probes the administrative apparatus orchestrated by Napoleon Bonaparte in France from 1799 to 1815, an apparatus that showcased for the first time the ideals of a modern and rational administration. The author illuminates not only how this system of government was meticulously designed to centralize authority under Napoleon but also the ways in which the emperor sought to balance this immense power with a strict adherence to legality and a respect for civil rights and liberties. The book explores the complexities and contradictions of Napoleonic governance, offering a nuanced understanding of the tensions between autocracy and the rule of law during the early days of the 19th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781333729707_0
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