228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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An extensive and authoritative study that examines the economic, social and political crises of France during the revolution of 1848. Using analysis of original sources and recent research, Fortescue here offers new interpretations of events leading up to and after the second republic was declared. Looking at Louis Philippe's overthrow, the proclamation of manhood suffrage and the unexpected... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The French Revolutionary Tradition from 1789 to the July Monarchy 2. The Economic, Social and Political Crises 3. The February Revolution and the Provisional Government 4. The Executive Commission and the June Days 5. Cavaignac and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Conclusion Bibliography Index
Biography
William Fortescue is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is the author of The Third Republic in France.
