Palmerston
In serving more than fifty years in public life, Palmerston placed his stamp upon nineteenth-century Britain. Born and bred an eighteenth-century aristocrat, he initially seemed out of place in a world stirred by the twin forces of the French and Industrial Revolutions, and more suited to the dandified life of the beau monde. As a conservative politician, he appeared ill fit for an age of reform, and as Foreign Secretary his gunboat diplomacy courted war and revolution at a time when European diplomats were seeking peace and stability.However, as Paul R. Ziegler's compelling biography shows, the 3rd Viscount Palmerston was a man of contradi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-333-67625-7
- EAN: 9780333676257
- Produktnummer: 1634441
- Verlag: Red Globe Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 156 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 318 g
- Auflage: 2002
- Gewicht: 318
Über den Autor
PAUL R. ZIEGLER is Professor of History at Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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