The First European

A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire

Pierre Briant

Translated by Nicholas Elliott

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$38.00 • £30.95 • €34.00

ISBN 9780674659667

Publication Date: 01/02/2017

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496 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

13 color illustrations, 17 halftones, 3 tables

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Preface to the English-Language Edition
Introduction: Fragments of European History
I. A Critical History
- 1. History, Morals, and Philosophy
- 2. Alexander in Europe: Erudition and History
II. The Conqueror-Philosopher
- 3. War, Reason, and Civilization
- 4. A Successful Conquest
- 5. Affirming and Contesting the Model
III. Empires and Nations
- 6. Lessons of Empire, from the Thames to the Indus
- 7. Alexander in France from the Revolution to the Restoration
- 8. German Alexanders
IV. The Sense of History
- 9. After Alexander?
- 10. Alexander, Europe, and the Immobile Orient
Conclusion
Bibliography
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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