Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History.
He explains the global ramifications of the Napoleonic Wars - from India to Egypt to America. He also talks about how Napoleon was the last of the enlightened despots, whether he would have made a good startup founder, how the Napoleonic Wars accelerated the industrial revolution, the roots of the war in Ukraine, and much more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00:00) Alexander Mikaberidze - Professor of history and author of “The Napoleonic Wars”
(0:01:19) - The allure of Napoleon
(0:13:48) - The advantages of multiple colonies
(0:27:33) - The Continental System and the industrial revolution
(0:34:49) - Napoleon’s legacy.
(0:50:38) - The impact of Napoleonic Wars
(1:01:23) - Napoleon as a startup founder
(1:14:02) The advantages of war and how it shaped international government and to some extent, political structures.
Great episode mate, as always. I feel like there is an Adam Tooze style piece waiting to be written somewhere about the continental blockade and current Russian sanctions.
Yep, it’s useful as a way to take notes from the conversation. Btw, keep up the good work, I enjoy listening to / reading your stuff.
Thank you!
Is there / will there be a transcript for this episode?
I didn't realize that that would be helpful. Good to know that people want this.