The Saint-Napoleon : : Celebrations of Sovereignty in Nineteenth-Century France /

The Saint-Napoleon : : Celebrations of Sovereignty in Nineteenth-Century France / / Sudhir Hazareesingh.

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In 1852, President Louis Napoleon of France declared that August 15--Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday--would be celebrated as France's national day. Leading up to the creation of the Second Empire, this was the first in a series of attempts to "Bonapartize" his regime and strengthen...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Hazareesingh, Sudhir,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
©2004
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (321 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Civic Festivities in Nineteenth-Century France
  • 1 A Common Sentiment ofNational Glory
  • 2 Variations on Provincial Themes
  • 3 Proud to Be French
  • 4 Honorable and Honored Citizens
  • 5 Incidents, Accidents, Excesses
  • 6 All the Majesty of the State
  • 7 The Immense Space between Heaven and Earth
  • 8 We Have Our Own Music
  • 9 Eroding Bonapartist Sovereignty
  • 10 Legitimist Coldness, Republican Enthusiasm
  • Conclusion: Festivity, Identity, Civility
  • Notes
  • Primary Sources
  • Index

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