Download or read book Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution written by Martyn Lyons and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of the impact of the Napoleonic era on France and Europe. It interprets the period in the context of the legacy of the French Revolution, and examines the social forces on which Napoleonic power was based. Original documents give a fresh and unusual perspective on social and political trends.