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The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (New Studies in European History) Book

This book--the most thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire in any language--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 consid ers 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; but how at the point of success, war against Prussia brought catastrophic defeat and the destruction of the regime.Read More

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    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.

  • 0521036321
  • 9780521036320
  • Roger Price
  • 23 April 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 520
  • 1
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