num_pages: 212
description: The Second Empire lasted longer than any French regime since 1789, yet most historical accounts of the government of Napoleon III have been overshadowed by the knowledge of its disastrous and tragic end. As Professor Plessis shows in this detailed thermatic study, such an approach ignores the major social, economic, and political developments of a period that witnessed the gradual acceptance of univeral suffrage, the establishment of large-scale industrial capitalism, a massive improvement in communications, and the birth of impressionism in art.
language: English
title: The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852 - 1871
titlecomplete: The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852 - 1871 (The Cambridge History of Modern France)
characters: Napoleon III
genres: France, History
ratings_count: 6
series: The Cambridge History of Modern France
publisher: Cambridge University Press