People and Politics in France, 1848-1870

by Roger Price

Book Overview

Why do people take an interest in politics? What do they hope to gain from voting? Why support one political party rather than another? To what extent is political behavior rooted in class or community? Although these are all questions which might be asked of emerging Third World countries, the focus in this study is on nineteenth-century Europe and, in particular, the aftermath of the 1848 Revolution in France. It covers responses to the counter-revolutionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521100135
• ISBN13: 9780521100137
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"