French Rule in the States of Parma, 1796-1814

Doina Pasca Harsanyi is Professor of History at Central Michigan University, USA. Her previous publications include Lettres de la duchesse de La Rochefoucauld à William Short (2001), Lessons from America: Liberal French Nobles in Exile, 1793-1798 (2010), and numerous articles on French-American and French-Italian subjects.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Prelude to Napoleon.- 3. Parma and Bonaparte.- 4. From Duchies of Parma to States of Parma.- 5. Watershed: The Insurrection.- 6. Explanatory Narratives: Brigandage.- 7. Pacification.- 8. Order into Chaos.- 9. Wooing the Elites.- 10. Elite Collaboration.- 11. The End of the Road: Conclusions.

“Harsanyi’s detailed and well-researched book offers a fine case study of the struggles that the Napoleonic regime suffered in its efforts to confront local elites and peoples in its expanding empire. This work will be of interest to all those who want to know more about that interesting and often conflicting enterprise.” (Alessandro Capone, H-France Review, Vol. 24 (15), February, 2024)