To Be a Citizen
Subtitle: The Political Culture of the Early French Third Republic
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780801438882
Subjects: Central government policies; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Political structure & processes; Republicanism; History - General History; France; Political Science; Politics and government; History: World; Europe; Europe - France; Political History; Third Republic, 1870-1940; History & Theory - General; 1870-1940; 19th century; History
Description: "Lehning examines a series of events and issues that reveal both the tensions within the republican tradition and the regime's success. It forged a political culture that supported the moderate republican synthesis and blunted the ideal of direct democracy.

To Be a Citizen not only does much to illuminate an important chapter in the history of modern France but also helps the reader understand the dilemmas that arise as political elites attempt to accommodate a range of citizens within ostensibly democratic systems."--BOOK JACKET.