Cover of Rites of Peace

Book 2012

Rites of Peace

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Language
English
Published
2012
  • Diplomatic history
  • Diplomatie
  • Peace
  • Wiener Kongress
  • Diplomatieke betrekkingen
  • Napoleontische oorlogen
  • Napoleonische Kriege
  • Congres van Wenen

Traces the epic events following Napoleon's exile in 1814 and the subsequent Treaty of Paris, examining how the eight-month Viennese carnival brought thousands of aristocrats to the Austrian capital and established the Congress of Vienna.