Edward Shawcross 270641 - The Last Emperor of Mexico
| Schrijver: | Edward Shawcross 270641 |
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| Titel: | The Last Emperor of Mexico |
| ISBN: | 9780571360574 |
| Uitgever: | Faber & Faber, Limited |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2022, Gekartonneerd met stofomslag, 324p |
| Prijs: | € 13,50 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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\"He had been convinced to do so by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor promised Maximilian a hero's welcome, which he would ensure with his own mighty military support. Instead, Maximilian walked into a bloody guerrilla war - and with a headful of impractical ideals and a penchant for pomp and butterflies, the so-called new emperor was singularly unequipped for the task. The ensuing saga would feature the great world leaders of the day, popes, bandits and queens; intrigue, conspiracy and cut-throat statecraft, as Mexico became the pivotal battleground in the global balance of power, between Old Europe and the burgeoning force of the New World: American imperialism. The Last Emperor of Mexico is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode - a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, and a vital debacle, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond\"--Publisher's description.
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