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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812978803321

Autore

Bury J. P. T (John Patrick Tuer), <1908-1987, >

Titolo

France, 1814-1940 / / J.P.T. Bury ; with a new introduction by Robert Tombs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-37516-6

1-138-14469-X

1-134-37517-4

1-280-06473-0

0-203-56456-1

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TombsRobert

Disciplina

944.06

Soggetti

History, Modern - France

France History 1789-1900

France History Third Republic, 1870-1940

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London : Methuen, 1985.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Foreword; Maps; General bibliography; The First Restoration and the Hundred Days; France in 1815; The Second Restoration; The reign of Charles X; The July Monarchy; The Second Republic; The Second Empire; The Franco-Prussian war and the Commune; The establishment of the Third Republic; The Republic of the Republicans; The years of crisis and scandal; The Republic of the Radicals; France in 1914; The Great War of 1914-18; From victory to the economic slump of 1929; Catastrophe; The Houses of Bourbon and Bourbon-Orleans

The Presidents of the Third RepublicThe Charter of 1814; Declaration of Chamber of Deputies and clauses from Charter of 1830; The Constitution of 1848; The Constitution of 1852; The 'Constitution' of 1875; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This celebrated classic now includes a new introduction by Robert Tombs.The history of nineteenth and early twentieth-century France has often seemed complex and confusing. France, 1814-1940 has a long-established reputation as a clear, accessible and authoritative



account of this fascinating period.It describes the characteristics of France's different regimes and their leading personalities and explains why during these years the people of France had to endure so many revolutions, wars and crises. The book introduces social and economic change as well as cultural de