Perceptions of a Bonaparte : the relationship between Joseph Bonaparte and the United States, 2009

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Moo

Identifier: b2825635

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2009

Creator

Moore, Suzanne E. (1985- ) (Author, Person)
Veit, Richard F. (1968- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)
DeRosa, Christopher S. (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 67 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Historiography Notes [excerpts]

The historiography of Napoleon [Bonaparte] is extensive; however, his brother takes a back seat in history.... Although there is considerable folklore regarding Joseph, he has been the subject of only a few scholarly studies....

The secondary source bookshelf is growing but at a slow pace.... Some of these books were written at the end of the nineteenth century. Sporadically throughout the twentieth century, authors wrote about various parts of Joseph's life, but people began to pay more attention when Patricia Tyson Stroud wrote her book on Joseph, The Man Who Had Been King, (2005)....

Those secondary sources, like books on other historical periods and people, tell the same story from a different perspective. Some describe Joseph's personality as what shaped his life while others describe life for him after being a monarch. Others are more simply biographies. This thesis describes, in more specific detail and exploration, the life he made for himself in American society. It argues that Joseph, despite his rulings as monarch, became a great advocate of democracy in the United States.

Partial Contents

Foreword and introduction -- 1. Long before exile ; Joseph Bonaparte in Franco-American affairs -- 2. Federal and state governments : Joseph finds his level of accommodation 1815-1822 -- 3. The bourgeois and elite : Joseph befriends the American people -- Conclusion : coming full circle -- Bibliography.