The French second empire : an anatomy of political power
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The French second empire : an anatomy of political power
（New studies in European history）
Cambridge University Press, 2007, c2001
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"This digitally printed version 2007"--T.p. verso
Originally published: 2001
Bibliography: p. 469-497
Includes index
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This book is about a major historical figure, Napoleon III, and a political regime. It examines how Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (nephew of the first Napoleon) was able to secure election as President of the Republic and subsequently to launch a coup d'etat to establish a Second Empire. It then considers the ways in which power was exercised by the new imperial regime. Later, apparent stability led Napoleon III to engage in a difficult process of transition towards a more liberal regime; but at the point of success the decision was taken to go to war against Prussia which resulted in a catastrophic defeat and the destruction of his regime. This is a most thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire, which makes a contribution to our knowledge of a vitally important period of French history following the 1848 revolution and the intense mid-century crisis.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. The Rise of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte: 1. President of the Republic
- Part II. State and Society: 2. Napoleon III and the Bonapartist state
- 3. The system of government
- 4. The management of elections
- 5. Preserving public order
- 6. Constructing moral order
- 7. Creating the conditions for prosperity
- Conclusion to part II
- Part III. The Rise of Opposition: 8. The context for opposition
- 9. The forms of opposition (1) legitimism
- 10. The forms of opposition (2) liberalism
- 11. The forms of opposition (3) republicans in the aftermath of the coup d'etat
- 12. The forms of opposition (4) the republican revival
- Conclusion to part III
- Part IV. War and Revolution: 13. War and revolution
- General conclusion
- Select bibliography
- Index.
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