1st Edition

Napoleon III and the Second Empire

By Roger D. Price Copyright 1997
    92 Pages
    by Routledge

    90 Pages
    by Routledge

    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

    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;

    Biography

    Roger Price

    '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