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Book SynopsisUsing class analysis to understand the dynamics of political conflict in mid-nineteenth-century France, this title explores political activity among workers in three industrialized French cities - Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, and Rouen. It analyses the failed municipal revolutions of 1871 and the triumph of liberal-democratic institutions in France.
Trade ReviewWinner of the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award of the Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 "This is a work of considerable insight and a major contribution to the understanding of France in the 19th century."--Choice
Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of Maps and TablesAcknowledgmentsCh. 1The Political Consequences of Early Industrialization3Ch. 2Mid-Nineteenth-Century French Republicanism: Organization, Ideology, and Opportunities28Ch. 3Patterns of Industrialization and Class Formation63Ch. 4Toulouse: From Liberal Republicanism to an Alliance of Radicals and Socialists105Ch. 5Saint-Etienne: The Transformation and Triumph of Radical Republicanism139Ch. 6Rouen: The Transformation of Radicalism and Triumph of Liberalism174Ch. 7Failed Revolutions: The Communes of 1870-1871209Ch. 8Conclusion: Political Change, Class Analysis, and Republicanism252Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography266Notes267Bibliography301Index317
