People and Politics in France, 1848-1870

ISBN-13: 9780521837064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 490 str.

Roger Price

Opis

Why do people take an interest in politics? What do they hope to gain from voting? Why support one political "party" rather than another? To what extent is political behavior rooted in "class" or community? Although these are all questions which might be asked of emerging Third World countries, the focus in this study is on nineteenth-century Europe and, in particular, the aftermath of the 1848 Revolution in France. It covers responses to the counter-revolutionary policies of the imperial regime of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte following his coup d'etat and the subsequent emergence of democracy in that country.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '… rich synthesis … a densely documented, lively, perceptive survey of a transformative moment in French history.' The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Dominant classes: the social elites; 2. Coming to terms with 'democracy'; 3. Aspiring social groups: the middle classes; 4. Peasants and rural society: a dominated class?; 5. Peasants and politics; 6. The formation of a working class; 7. The working class challenge: socialisation and political choice; Conclusion.