| The deep mystical roots of a people can be tapped for good or manipulated for evil, but without them it has no will. What better subject in this regard than Napoleon, for the very mention of his name conjures images of what was right and what went wrong with the French Revolution. What are the mystical roots that set a people in search of freedom, or equality? Are these goals compatible and are the sacrifices worth the dangers--these are questions for our time, but also for Napoleon's time. He defended both, destroying feudalism all over Europe, but ultimately stood for neither. This book is an enlightening analysis of his character and time. |
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