The Last Emperor of Mexico

A Disaster in the New World

Edward Shawcross

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Faber & Faber
04 April 2023

History; General & world history; History of the Americas; Colonialism & imperialism

'Superbly entertaining.' - Financial Times 'Jaw-dropping.' - Sunday Times

'Fascinating.' - Guardian

'Gripping.' - The Times

'Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit anddelusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.' - Sunday Times

In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossedthe Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured into thevoyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero's welcome.

Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impracticalideals - and a penchant for pomp and butterflies - the new 'emperor' was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store.

This is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode- a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would befelt into the twentieth century and beyond.

By: Edward Shawcross
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 293g
ISBN: 9780571360581
ISBN 10: 0571360580
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 04 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

After graduating from the University of Oxford, EdwardShawcross lived and worked in France, then South Koreaand finally Colombia before returning to London where hecompleted a PhD at UCL. His research specialised onFrench imperialism in Latin America and the Mexican intellectualthought that underpinned the Second MexicanEmpire.