Decisive years in France, 1840-1847 / by David H. Pinkney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinkney, David H., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries--France--History--19th century.

Industries.

France--History--Louis Philippe, 1830-1848.

France.

France--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1986]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Pinkney challenges accepted views of the timing of France's Industrial Revolution and the accompanying transformation of French society.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

I. The 1830s: The Old Regime Lives On

II. Industrial Takeoff

III. Centralization Made Real

IV. Search for New Identities

V. Visions of a New Society

VI. New Departures in the Arts

VII. Toward a New Place in the World

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [201]-229.

ISBN:

9780691639161

0691639167

9780691611136

0691611130

9781400854387

1400854385

OCLC:

884013535