History of Modern France: Volume 2, 1852–1913

Originally published in 1919, this book forms the second of two volumes on the history of France between 1815 and 1913.

Emile Bourgeois (Author)

9781107657991, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 June 2013

426 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 2.4 cm, 0.46 kg

Originally published in 1919, as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this book forms the second of two volumes on the history of France between 1815 and 1913. The volumes cover the key events in French history during the period, drawing attention to various aspects of the nation's complicated political evolution. The first volume begins with the Bourbon Restoration and finishes with the coup d'état of Louis-Napoléon; the second volume begins with the early years of the Second Empire and moves through to the Democratic Republic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French history and the modernisation of France.

1. Early years of the Second Empire
2. Napoleon III and the nationalities
3. The decline of the empire
4. The Franco-German war
5. The conservative republic
6. The democratic republic
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]