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Second Empire and Commune : France, 1848-1871 / William H.C. Smith.

Title
Second Empire and Commune : France, 1848-1871 / William H.C. Smith.
Author
Smith, W. H. C. (William Herbert Cecil), 1925-2017
Publication
London ; New York : Longman, 1996.

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Description
105 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Seminar studies in history
Uniform Title
Seminar studies in history
Subject
  • 1848-1871
  • Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
  • France > History > 1848-1870
  • Paris (France) > History > Commune, 1871
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. The Background. 1. The 1848 Revolution and its Consequences. The emergence of Louis Napoleon. The impact of universal suffrage. The failure of the 1848 Constitution -- Pt. 2. Descriptive Analysis. 2. Republic And Empire. Louis Napoleon's coup d'etat -- 2 December 1851. The character of the new regime. Opposition movements. Economic developments. The reforms of the 1860s. Crisis and re-founding 1866-70. 3. Foreign Policy 1848-70. The basis of Napoleon III's policy. The Crimean War. The Italian affair. Mexico. The conflict with Bismarck and the war of 1870. Defeat and downfall. 4. The Provisional Government. The Republican War, September 1870-March 1871. The Republican Peace, March 1871. 5. The Commune of Paris, March-May 1871 -- Pt. 3. Assessment -- Pt. 4. Documents.
ISBN
0582287057
LCCN
^^^95043293^
OCLC
  • 33404403
  • SCSB-12689559
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library