The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (New Studies in European History)
Roger Price
This thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire examines how Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was able to secure election as President of the Republic and subsequently to launch a coup d'état to establish a Second Empire. It considers the ways in which power was exercised by the new empire and how Napoleon III engaged in a difficult process of transition towards more liberal policies only to experience catastrophic defeat and the destruction of the regime because of war against Prussia.
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Year:
2001
Language:
english
Pages:
518
ISBN 10:
0521808308
ISBN 13:
9780521808309
File:
PDF, 2.19 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2001