French revolutions, 1815-1914 : an introduction

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gemie, Sharif, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutions--History--19th century--France.

Revolutions.

France--Politics and government--1789-1900.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Edinburgh University Press 1999

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This textbook provides an ideal introduction to nineteenth-century France: a 'Century of Revolutions'. Written with the undergraduate student's needs in mind, Sharif Gemie works through the major and minor revolutions which altered the course of French history and which shaped the development of French society. Moving away from a Paris-centred view of the country, the author examines developments which unfolded across France, including studies of rural socialism in Mediterranean France, and peasant monarchism in the West. Following a broadly chronological sequence, each chapter is arranged in the same way, allowing the student to follow themes within the events. Each chapter ends with a selection of relevant contemporary documents in translation, offering the opportunity to tackle primary source material, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.Assumes no prior knowledge of the subject areaCovers both major and minor revolutions, including the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the Paris Commune of 1871, and the proto-fascism of the anti-DreyfusardsProvides primary source material at the end of each chapterOffers a comprehensive guide to further reading at the end of each chapterFollows a chronological sequence, with each chapter being arranged thematically within that sequence

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Map of French Departments and their Capitals

1. Introduction

2. 1830, The Liberal Revolution

3. Lyon, 1831: Working-class Protest

4. La Vendee, 1832: Monarchy and Revolution

5. Utopian Socialism

6. 1848: The Republican Utopia

7. Peasants, Socialism and Order: 1848-51

8. Bonapartism and Counter-revolution: 1851

9. The Commune of Paris, 1871: socialism and republicanism

10. Republicanism Recreated: 1870-1900

11. Political Anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair: 1894-1906: Towards Fascism

12. Conclusions

Glossary of Names and Movements

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-06059-2