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Documents on the Second French Empire, 1852-1870 (Documents in History)
Roger Price
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Description for Documents on the Second French Empire, 1852-1870 (Documents in History)
Paperback. A collection of primary sources from the French Second Empire, including political, economic and social history. Each section features an introduction to the documents by Roger Price, an expert in the field. Editor(s): Price, Roger. Series: Documents in history. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
In December 1851, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte seized power in a coup d'état, 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 ... Read more 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. Show Less
In December 1851, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte seized power in a coup d'état, 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 ... Read more 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. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Documents in history
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333676288
SKU
V9780333676288
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About Roger Price
Roger Price is Emeritus Professor of History at Aberystwyth University, UK.
Reviews for Documents on the Second French Empire, 1852-1870 (Documents in History)
'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