Spectacular Politics : Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and the Fete Imperial, 1849-1870.

By: Truesdell, Matthew NMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Description: 1 online resource (249 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781602566408Subject(s): France -- Cultural policy | France -- Politics and government -- 1848-1870 -- Social aspects | Mass media and public opinion -- France -- History -- 19th century | Napoleon -- III, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1808-1873 -- Influence | Rites and ceremonies -- France -- History -- 19th century | Symbolism in politicsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spectacular Politics : Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and the Fete Imperial, 1849-1870DDC classification: 944.07 | 944.07 | 944.07092 LOC classification: DC278 -- .T78 1997ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- ONE: The Divided Republic -- TWO: The Decennial Republic: The Fête Impériale before the Empire -- THREE: Celebrating the Past -- FOUR: Spectacles of Prosperity -- FIVE: The Limited Universe of Nineteenth-Century France: The Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867 -- SIX: The Politics of Sincerity: The Charitable Work of the Empress Eugénie -- SEVEN: Playing Soldier -- EIGHT: The Fête Impériale in the Provinces -- NINE: Rituals of Opposition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Summary: This study examines Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's use of public spectacle to dazzle the French population after the inception of universal male suffrage in 1848. Drawing on newspapers, archival sources and memoirs, Truesdell argues that Louis-Napoleon pioneered the manipulation of a mass electorate.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- ONE: The Divided Republic -- TWO: The Decennial Republic: The Fête Impériale before the Empire -- THREE: Celebrating the Past -- FOUR: Spectacles of Prosperity -- FIVE: The Limited Universe of Nineteenth-Century France: The Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867 -- SIX: The Politics of Sincerity: The Charitable Work of the Empress Eugénie -- SEVEN: Playing Soldier -- EIGHT: The Fête Impériale in the Provinces -- NINE: Rituals of Opposition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This study examines Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's use of public spectacle to dazzle the French population after the inception of universal male suffrage in 1848. Drawing on newspapers, archival sources and memoirs, Truesdell argues that Louis-Napoleon pioneered the manipulation of a mass electorate.

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