A Social History of France, 1789-1914 Second Edition

This volume provides an authoritative synthesis of recent work on the social history of France and is now thoroughly revised and updated to cover the 'long nineteenth century' from 1789-1914. Peter McPhee offers both a readable narrative and a distinctive, coherent argument about this century. McPhee explores themes such as peasant interaction with the environment, the changing experience of work and leisure, the nature of crime and protest, changing demographic patterns and family structure, the religious practices of workers and peasants, and the ideology and internal repercussions of colonisation.

Peter McPhee has held a Personal Chair in History at the University of Melbourne since 1993. He has published widely on the history of modern France.

List of maps and tables List of abbreviations Preface to second edition Introduction France in the 1780s The Revolutionary and Reconstruction of French Society, 1789-92 Republicanism and Counter-Revolution, 1792-5 The Consolidation of Post-Revolutionary Society, 1795-1815 The Social Consequences of the Revolution The World of Notables and Bourgeois, 1815-45 The World of Urban Working People, 1815-45 Rural Change and Continuity, 1815-45 The Mid-Century Crisis, 1846-52 The Transformation of Urban France, 1852-80 The Peak of Rural Civilization, 1852-80 The Social History of Ideas, 1850-80: 'The Moralization of the Masses'? The Republican Triumph and its Challenges, 1877-1914 Conclusion - plus ‡a change? Notes A Guide to Further Reading Index
List of maps and tables List of abbreviations Preface to second edition Introduction France in the 1780s The Revolutionary and Reconstruction of French Society, 1789-92 Republicanism and Counter-Revolution, 1792-5 The Consolidation of Post-Revolutionary Society, 1795-1815 The Social Consequences of the Revolution The World of Notables and Bourgeois, 1815-45 The World of Urban Working People, 1815-45 Rural Change and Continuity, 1815-45 The Mid-Century Crisis, 1846-52 The Transformation of Urban France, 1852-80 The Peak of Rural Civilization, 1852-80 The Social History of Ideas, 1850-80: 'The Moralization of the Masses'? The Republican Triumph and its Challenges, 1877-1914 Conclusion - plus ‡a change? Notes A Guide to Further Reading Index