Neo Bonapartism - Nicklas Nickel

In this book, Nicklas Nickel focuses on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (uncle and nephew), as two emperors, by examining the vicissitudes of modern French history to achieve the theoretical formulation required to understand “neo-Bonapartism” by exploring what is known as “Caesarism” and “Bonapartism.”
Although the term “neo-Bonapartism” on its own does not play much of a role in the political literature, it has found widespread connotation (conceptual implication) since the nineteenth century following “Bonapartism” and the rich literature around it. Therefore, understanding neo-Bonapartism requires understanding Bonapartism.
Nickel introduces Karl Marx as the first and most prominent theorist of neo-Bonapartism, mainly discussed in the theoretical discussions of the second chapter of the book. The third chapter introduces other relevant theorists.
According to Marx, if Napoleon Bonaparte is represented by Caesarism and Louis Bonaparte by Bonapartism, the experiences collected in the 20th and 21st centuries are examined under the heading Neo-Bonapartism.
Finally, what is known as neo-Bonapartism possesses elements that are manifested in the political sphere of various countries, especially underdeveloped ones, despite the lack of rich literature on it.