Napoleon III and the Second Empire

ISBN-13: 9780415154338 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 90 str.

Roger Price

Opis

In Napoleon III and the Second Empire, Roger D. Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office as President. The author outlines the objectives of Napoleon III and provides:
* A historiographical review of the ruler and his regime
* Details of changing historical attitudes to the period
* A survey of Napoleon III's economic, social and political impact
* An outline of the man's reign and his achievements

Recenzje

'This is a welcome addition to an invaluable series for students. It maintains the high standard of lucid synthesis of recent scholarship which one has come to expect from Lancaster Pamphlets.' - History Review

'This concise summary will be a basic text for students, and readers will be grateful to the author for taking on this volume which Ralph Gibson was planning to write before his untimely death.' - History Review

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Louis-Napoléon BonaPart e, President of the Second Republic; Chapter 3 The authoritarian Empire; Chapter 4 Liberalisation; Chapter 5 Defeat and collapse; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Bibliography;

O autorze

Roger Price