The Congress of Vienna - Chapman, Tim
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"The Congress of Vienna" explores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to redraw Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against the French. Tim Chapman traces the origins of this historic meeting and explains not only its collaboration but how it was subsequently unpicked in the century that followed. Offering a comprehensive introduction which provides a background to the negotiations, a summary of the agreements reached and assessment of the longer term consequences, "The Congress of Vienna" traces the survival and evolution of the Vienna…mehr

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"The Congress of Vienna" explores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to redraw Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against the French. Tim Chapman traces the origins of this historic meeting and explains not only its collaboration but how it was subsequently unpicked in the century that followed. Offering a comprehensive introduction which provides a background to the negotiations, a summary of the agreements reached and assessment of the longer term consequences, "The Congress of Vienna" traces the survival and evolution of the Vienna settlement through many revolutions and explains it eventual demise with the emergence of modern Europe.
In 1814-1815, after the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the leaders of the most important countries in Europe gathered together to redraw the frontiers of their continent. The Congress of Vienna explores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to agree Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against France and analyses how successful the Congress was. The Congress of Vienna offers a readable introduction to this difficult topic, providing a background to the negotiations, a summary of the agreements reached and assessment of the longer term consequences.
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Autorenporträt
Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago Police Department and writing instructor at Malcolm X College. He holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His fiction has been published in The Southeast Review, the Chicago Reader, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Palooka, and the anthology, The Rich and the Dead. His first novel, A Trace of Gold (originally published as Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold) was a finalist in Shelf Unbound's 2013 Best Indie Book competition. His short stories have been collected under the title Kiddieland and other misfortunes. His latest novel is The Blue Silence. When he's not writing he's editing the journal Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove, teaching martial arts or painting pretty pictures.