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David Pinkney challenges accepted views of the timing of France's Industrial Revolution and the accompanying transformation of French society. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton Univ



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xi*I. The 1830s: The Old Regime Lives On, pg. 1*II. Industrial Takeoff, pg. 23*III. Centralization Made Real, pg. 50*IV. Search for New Identities, pg. 70*V. Visions of a New Society, pg. 92*VI. New Departures in the Arts, pg. 105*VII. Toward a New Place in the World, pg. 128*CONCLUSION, pg. 149*NOTES, pg. 155*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 201*INDEX, pg. 231

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691611136, 978-0691611136
      ISBN10: 0691611130
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      David Pinkney challenges accepted views of the timing of France's Industrial Revolution and the accompanying transformation of French society. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton Univ



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xi*I. The 1830s: The Old Regime Lives On, pg. 1*II. Industrial Takeoff, pg. 23*III. Centralization Made Real, pg. 50*IV. Search for New Identities, pg. 70*V. Visions of a New Society, pg. 92*VI. New Departures in the Arts, pg. 105*VII. Toward a New Place in the World, pg. 128*CONCLUSION, pg. 149*NOTES, pg. 155*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 201*INDEX, pg. 231

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