People and Politics in France, 18481870 (New Studies in European History)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780521837064
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; Politics and government; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe; Second Empire, 1852-1870; Europe - General; History / Europe / General; France; 1848-1870; Second Republic, 1848-1852
First sentence: A social elite might be defined as an aristocracy of birth, wealth and of influence, the latter made up of the key decision makers in both the public and private sectors of society.