Republicanism in Nineteenth-Century France, 1814–1871
Author | : Pamela M. Pilbeam |
Publisher | : Red Globe Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995-02-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780333566718 |
ISBN-13 | : 0333566718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Republicanism in Nineteenth-Century France, 1814–1871 written by Pamela M. Pilbeam and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 1995-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a fascinating survey of nineteenth-century republicanism, the first of its kind this century. It investigates why it was that although France was one of the first countries in modern Europe to become a republic in 1792, it was nearly a hundred years before a republic was acceptable to the majority. Pamela Pilbeam suggests that republicanism was a witch's brew of Enlightenment rationality, bloody memories and conflicting socialist expectations. The book concludes that the successful republic of 1871 used the rhetoric of democracy to conceal persistent elitism.