The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852–1871
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- Author: Alain Plessis, Université de Paris VIII
- Translator: Jonathan Mandelbaum
- Date Published: January 1988
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521358569
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The Second Empire lasted longer than any French regime since 1789, yet most historical accounts of the government of Napoleon III have been overshadowed by the knowledge of its disastrous and tragic end. As Professor Plessis shows in this detailed thermatic study, such an approach ignores the major social, economic, and political developments of a period that witnessed the gradual acceptance of univeral suffrage, the establishment of large-scale industrial capitalism, a massive improvement in communications, and the birth of impressionism in art.
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' … the best general history of the Second Empire so far published.' Roger Price, The Times Higher Education Supplement
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- Date Published: January 1988
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521358569
- length: 212 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.322kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology
Foreword
1. The regime of Napoleon III
2. The political personnel and political life of the Second Empire
3. Economic progress and change
4. Living standards, life styles and attitudes
5. The good years, 1852–61
6. Decline and fall
Notes
Bibliography
Index of names.
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