In December 1851, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a coup d'etat, believing he was destined to rule France and restore her to her former glory. He was committed to the modernisation of France through significant infrastructure investment and urban renewal. Although he felt pressured to make concessions to liberal, clerical and republican opposition from 1860, he remained determined to retain substantial power over foreign and defence policy. This would prove to be his undoing. In 1870, the Empire created by a military coup ended with a catastrophic military defeat, dramatically changing the balance of power in Europe. Documents on the Second French Empire presents students with a range of primary sources, covering the political, social and economic history of the era. The documents in each chapter are contextualised by an introduction from the author, and are grouped by theme, making them easy to navigate and analyse.
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In December 1851, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a coup d'etat, believing he was destined to rule France and restore her to her former glory. In 1870, the Empire created by a military coup ended with a catastrophic military defeat, dramatically changing the balance of power in Europe.
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Introduction PART I: THE AUTHORITARIAN EMPIRE 1. The Road to Power 2. An Anatomy of Politcal Power 3. The Survival of Opposition 4. The Orsini Affair and War in Italy PART II: TOWARDS THE LIBERAL EMPIRE 5. Liberalisation: a Process 6. The Revival of Opposition 7. Towards the Liberal Empire 8. The Liberal Empire PART III: WAR AND REVOLUTION In Conclusion.
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'This is an excellent collection of original material, much of it drawn from the archives and made accessible to students for the first time. The sources provide a balance of perspectives, while the introduction offers a penetrating analysis of the regime and in itself stands a very fine biography of Napoleon III.' - Michael Rapport, University of Glasgow, UK
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This is an excellent collection of original material, much of it drawn from the archives and made accessible to students for the first time. The sources provide a balance of perspectives, while the introduction offers a penetrating analysis of the regime and in itself stands a very fine biography of Napoleon III.' - Michael Rapport, University of Glasgow, UK
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780333676271
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Globe Press
Vekt
465 gr
Høyde
138 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 06, UU, UP, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
296

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Biographical note

Roger Price is Emeritus Professor of History at Aberystwyth University, UK.