Description: In 1800, the signs were evident in every corner of the world -- from the bloodstained landscape of Europe in the aftermath of the French Revolution to the glimmers of democratic prosperity in America, and from the brutal rape of African culture to the towering empires of the East, civilization was hurtling toward a bold new order. Now, in the first single-volume narrative to fully capture the global picture in this era, renowned scholar Olivier Bernier presents a riveting history that speaks powerfully to the world's condition today, at the dawn of yet another new century. Our world, in fact, was born in 1800, yet things were still very different then. It is the contrast between the survival of the old and the new that makes 1800 so fascinating. The World in 1800 spotlights the familiar heroes -- from Napoleon and Washington to Beethoven and Goethe -- as well as the great themes of colonialism and world trade, and the dynamic political forces at play around the globe. Exploring the genesis of key trends and situating Europe among a larger intercontinental context, Bernier delivers history fans and students with an extraordinary and thrilling read.

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