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Bernier, Olivier The World in 1800
John Wiley & Sons Inc 2001 0471395218 / 9780471395218 Paperback Fine n/a Paperback
New. Fine in publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.The world two centuries ago was much unlike our own--but closer in spirit to our own time than to the century that preceded it. Across the globe, writes Olivier Bernier, a sense had spread that it was possible for individuals of whatever social station to be free and make their own place in life; although everywhere there was still "a radical separation between the well to do and the rest of the population," the example of revolutionary America and revolutionary France set in motion forces that would lead to the growth of democracy and internationalism alike. Bernier charts this growth and the parallel rise of empires, nationalism, and world trade. He offers some surprising, and fresh, interpretations of history along the way. For instance, he suggests that the restaurant as we know it was the outgrowth of the French revolution, when chefs previously employed by aristocratic households opened their kitchens to anyone who could afford a meal. (The same revolution, he adds, introduced the metric system and the concept of civil marriage to the world.)... Bernier occasionally swims against the tide, arguing, for instance, that Thomas Jefferson did not father children by Sally Hemmings, a slave on his Monticello plantation. (The best evidence suggests otherwise.) But his wide-ranging view of a time when the affairs of one country could influence events thousands of miles away makes for constantly fascinating reading. --Gregory McNamee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ... French historian Bernier (Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood) surveys the globe at the turn of the 19th century and finds there the key to modern culture and politics. He writes (less than convincingly), "1800 is the beginning of our own era." He argues that the palaces and performance halls, salons and Senate chambers, colleges and churches of 1800 were home to great transformations that not only shaped the 19th century but the 20th as well. In China, a soaring population, an expanding economy and a revival of popular religion were all posing problems; the British Empire was taking root in India; the American government was just starting to flex its muscles. But for Bernier, the event with the widest-reaching consequences was the French Revolution; it told kings and queens across the world that the era of monarchical authority was over. At the same time, European culture, politics, art and design influenced cultural production and political change around the globe. Continental furniture and architecture were mimicked in Asia and the Americas, and citizens in Delaware and Dresden coveted Parisian cuisine. In contrast, Bernier's four chapters on North America do little more than rehearse familiar political stories about the XYZ Affair and the debate over federalism, and his 20-page treatment of Africa is even skimpier. As a result, although filled with good detail, the book hardly earns its title; Bernier is far more interested in 1789 (when the French Revolution heated up) and the years between 1760 and 1795 (when his cultural hero, Haydn, produced his greatest works) than in the events of 1800 itself. B&w illustrations. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Bernier, Olivier The World in 1800
John Wiley & Sons Inc 2001 0471395218 / 9780471395218 Paperback Near fine n/a Paperback
New. Near fine in publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.The world two centuries ago was much unlike our own--but closer in spirit to our own time than to the century that preceded it. Across the globe, writes Olivier Bernier, a sense had spread that it was possible for individuals of whatever social station to be free and make their own place in life; although everywhere there was still "a radical separation between the well to do and the rest of the population," the example of revolutionary America and revolutionary France set in motion forces that would lead to the growth of democracy and internationalism alike. Bernier charts this growth and the parallel rise of empires, nationalism, and world trade. He offers some surprising, and fresh, interpretations of history along the way. For instance, he suggests that the restaurant as we know it was the outgrowth of the French revolution, when chefs previously employed by aristocratic households opened their kitchens to anyone who could afford a meal. (The same revolution, he adds, introduced the metric system and the concept of civil marriage to the world.)... Bernier occasionally swims against the tide, arguing, for instance, that Thomas Jefferson did not father children by Sally Hemmings, a slave on his Monticello plantation. (The best evidence suggests otherwise.) But his wide-ranging view of a time when the affairs of one country could influence events thousands of miles away makes for constantly fascinating reading. --Gregory McNamee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ... French historian Bernier (Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood) surveys the globe at the turn of the 19th century and finds there the key to modern culture and politics. He writes (less than convincingly), "1800 is the beginning of our own era." He argues that the palaces and performance halls, salons and Senate chambers, colleges and churches of 1800 were home to great transformations that not only shaped the 19th century but the 20th as well. In China, a soaring population, an expanding economy and a revival of popular religion were all posing problems; the British Empire was taking root in India; the American government was just starting to flex its muscles. But for Bernier, the event with the widest-reaching consequences was the French Revolution; it told kings and queens across the world that the era of monarchical authority was over. At the same time, European culture, politics, art and design influenced cultural production and political change around the globe. Continental furniture and architecture were mimicked in Asia and the Americas, and citizens in Delaware and Dresden coveted Parisian cuisine. In contrast, Bernier's four chapters on North America do little more than rehearse familiar political stories about the XYZ Affair and the debate over federalism, and his 20-page treatment of Africa is even skimpier. As a result, although filled with good detail, the book hardly earns its title; Bernier is far more interested in 1789 (when the French Revolution heated up) and the years between 1760 and 1795 (when his cultural hero, Haydn, produced his greatest works) than in the events of 1800 itself. B&w illustrations. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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