The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power by Roger Price (Repost)
The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power by Roger Price
English | Apr 23, 2007 | ISBN: 0521808308, 0521036321 | 520 Pages | PDF | 2.1 MB
English | Apr 23, 2007 | ISBN: 0521808308, 0521036321 | 520 Pages | PDF | 2.1 MB
This thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire examines how Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was able to secure election as President of the Republic and subsequently to launch a coup d'état to establish a Second Empire. It considers the ways in which power was exercised by the new empire and how Napoleon III engaged in a difficult process of transition towards more liberal policies only to experience catastrophic defeat and the destruction of the regime because of war against Prussia.