David A. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Department of History at Princeton. Born in New York and educated at Harvard, Princeton, and the École Normale Superieure, he previously taught at Yale and Johns Hopkins, where he also served as dean of faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility—for both good and ill&#... SEE MORE