A Social History of France 1780-1914

A Social History of France 1780-1914
Author: Peter McPhee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350317446

This volume provides a lively and authoritative synthesis of recent work on the social history of France and is now thoroughly updated to cover the 'long nineteenth century' from 1789-1914. Peter McPhee offers both a readable narrative and a distinctive, coherent argument about this remarkable century and explores key 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 structures - The religious practices of workers and peasants - The ideology and internal repercussions of colonisation. At the core of this social history is the exercise and experience of 'social relations of power' - not only because in these years there were four periods of protracted upheaval, but also because the history of the workplace, of relations between women and men, adults and children, is all about human interaction. Stimulating and enjoyable to read, this indispensable introduction to nineteenth-century France will help readers to make sense of the often bewildering story of these years, while giving them a better understanding of what it meant to be an inhabitant of France during that turbulent time.

A Social History of France 1780-1880

A Social History of France 1780-1880
Author: Peter McPhee
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 347
Release: 1992
Genre: Classes sociales - France - 19e siècle
ISBN: 9780415016155

"This book is the first to synthesize in English the most recent research into the social history of France, from the collapse of the Ancien Regime to the consolidation of the Third Republic. By placing relations of power at the heart of his analysis, the author offers a new and coherent perspective on the relationship between political upheaval, economic change, the construction of new ideologies of gender and ethnicity, and daily life. The book offers to students a lively and clear introduction to this complex and fascinating society and provides specialists with a model for the interpretation of French social history."--pub. desc.

A History of Modern France

A History of Modern France
Author: Jeremy D. Popkin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2020-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 135136667X

A History of Modern France offers a framework to understand modern French history through a survey of the dramatic events that have punctuated its history from the eighteenth century to the present day. Covering events such as the French Revolution, the two World Wars and the more recent election of Emmanuel Macron and the "yellow vest" movement, the book takes a balanced approach to the competing interpretations of modern France inspired by its history. This edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the most recent scholarship on topics including French imperial history and the empire’s postcolonial legacy, the history of women and gender, and the French experience of World War I. A new section extends the narrative into mid-2019, and additional emphasis has been given to the role of historical memory in the making of French identity. Taking a chronological approach, the book is approachable for students and provides a clear and understandable picture of the history of modern France. Supported by further reading that has been updated to include the most recent publications, the book is the ideal introduction to the history of modern France for students of this fascinating country.

Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)

Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136629416

First published in 1978, Professor O’Brien’s Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 is an original and pioneering exercise in comparative and quantitative economic history. It finds a controversial place in the debate on the question of French retardation in the 19th century and as a brave and important contribution towards the understanding of economic growth in Western Europe. The author attempts to comprehend and evaluate the economic performance of France through explicit comparisons with Britain, while considering British economic history from a French perspective. Challenging the orthodox view that France lagged behind Britain in economic terms, the book argues that there were two paths of economic growth to the 20th century, with France’s path seen as a more humane and no less efficient transition to industrial society.

The Petite Bourgeoisie in Europe 1780-1914

The Petite Bourgeoisie in Europe 1780-1914
Author: Geoffrey Crossick
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415174633

An overview of the social, economic, cultural and political development of the petite bourgeoisie in modern Europe is provided here. This study brings together both primary research and secondary literature to assess the group's role in European social history.

The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914

The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914
Author: C. A. Bayly
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2004-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780631187998

This book is a thematic history of the world from 1780, the pivotal year of the revolutionary age, to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. It brings together historical data and arguments from different societies in order to show how interconnected the world was, even before the onset of modern globalization. "The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914 demonstrates how events in Asia, Africa, and South America, from the decline of the eighteenth-century Islamic empires to the anti-European Boxer rebellion of 1900 in China, had a direct impact on European and American history. Conversely, it sketches the "ripple effects" of crises such as the European revolutions and the American Civil War. The book also considers the great themes of the nineteenth-century world: the rise of the modern state, industrialization, liberalism, and the progress of world religions. Engaging and original, this book both challenges and complements the dominant regional and national approaches traditionally adopted by historians.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1999-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521669924

Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.

Living the French Revolution, 1789-1799

Living the French Revolution, 1789-1799
Author: P. McPhee
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2006-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 023022881X

What did it mean to live through the French Revolution? This volume provides a coherent and expansive portrait of revolutionary life by exploring the lived experience of the people of France's villages and country towns, revealing how The Revolution had a dramatic impact on daily life from family relations to religious practices.

Inventing the French Revolution `

Inventing the French Revolution `
Author: Keith Michael Baker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1990-01-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521385787

A wide-ranging collection of essays exploring the question 'How did the French Revolution become thinkable?'.