{"product_id":"peoples-emperor-the-unlikely-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-napoleon-iii","title":"The People's Emperor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rigorously researched, endlessly illuminating. \u003ci\u003eThe People's Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e is a real page-turner'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eED CONWAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This is a book written to be enjoyed: it's a gripping, fascinating biography'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Bold, brilliant and often bonkers, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e is a thunderously good read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJUSTIN MAROZZI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Born into imperial splendour, Louis-Napoléon - the nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte - grew up far from power after the defeat at Waterloo. In exile, he repeatedly plotted, unsuccessfully, to restore his uncle's empire. Few took him seriously.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But what followed is one of the most astonishing, impossible stories in history. Aged 40, Louis-Napoléon would be elected president of France. Three years later, he seized power to become emperor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Napoleon III's story is one of self-belief, political skill and radical innovation - the first person to master mass democratic politics and populism. Yet, despite being one of the most important trailblazers of the nineteenth century, he is largely misunderstood today, if not totally forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His strange rise and catastrophic fall is a story of both tragedy and farce, set during some of France's most tumultuous decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"People's Emperor : The Unlikely Rise and Spectacular Fall of Napoleon III","offer_id":46616583700677,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-571-36130-4.jpg?v=1785220329","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/peoples-emperor-the-unlikely-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-napoleon-iii","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}