The French Second Empire (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521808309)

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' tat 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.

Author: Roger Price
ISBN-10: 0521808308
ISBN-13: 9780521808309
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2001
Pages: 518
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2002 pg. 544