The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852-1871

by Alain Plessis

2020-04-22 13:55:29

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 th... Read more
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. Less

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File size8.94x6.16x0.53inches
Print pages212
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date January 29, 1988
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521358569

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