Spectacular politics : Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and the Fête impériale, 1849-1870 / Matthew Truesdell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Truesdell, Matthew, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873--Influence.

Symbolism in politics.

Mass media and public opinion--France--History--19th century.

Mass media and public opinion.

Rites and ceremonies--France--History--19th century.

Rites and ceremonies.

France--Politics and government--1848-1870--Social aspects.

France.

France--Cultural policy.

Local Subjects:

Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author argues that Louis Napoleon manipulated the media of his day and used it to seduce the French population after the inception of universal male suffrage in 1848. This study will be of great interest to scholars of early modern France.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; ONE: The Divided Republic; TWO: The Decennial Republic: The Fête Impériale before the Empire; THREE: Celebrating the Past; FOUR: Spectacles of Prosperity; FIVE: The Limited Universe of Nineteenth-Century France: The Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867; SIX: The Politics of Sincerity: The Charitable Work of the Empress Eugénie; SEVEN: Playing Soldier; EIGHT: The Fête Impériale in the Provinces; NINE: Rituals of Opposition; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-228) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771642-3

1-280-45289-7

9786610452897

1-4237-5932-X

0-19-534446-4

1-60256-640-2

OCLC:

65171348