书目名称 | French Liberalism and Imperialism in the Age of Napoleon III |
副标题 | Empire at Home, Colo |
编辑 | Miquel de la Rosa |
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概述 | Examines the creation of liberal political branding in nineteenth century France.Explores key areas of the Second Empire’s expansion strategy with case studies on Algeria, Cochinchina and Mexico.Argue |
丛书名称 | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
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描述 | .This book explores the interplay between liberalism and imperialism in Second Empire France. By examining the political dimension of imperial expansion and the power of words in shaping public opinion, it sheds light on the ways in which liberal ideas developed in the nineteenth century. In contrast to Britain, French imperialism in the third quarter of the nineteenth century was fostered by a Bonapartist regime that liberals needed to fight in order to build their own political brand. The author argues that the 1860s were not so much a period of ‘liberal empire’ in France as has traditionally been suggested, since liberals were in fact more conveyers of political change rather than supporters of the regime. To demonstrate how French liberals succeeded in configuring an alternative political option, the book explores their attitudes to the expanding colonial empire of Napoleon III in the 1850s and 60s through the analysis of parliamentary debates, the press and published texts.Providing three in-depth case studies on Bonapartist expansion projects in Algeria, Cochinchina and Mexico, the book provides new insights on the foundations of the liberal position on imperialism, and the i |
出版日期 | Book 2022 |
关键词 | French imperialism; Second Empire; Political branding; Liberalism; Napoleon Bonaparte; Algeria; Cochinchin |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95888-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-95890-9 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-95888-6Series ISSN 2635-1633 Series E-ISSN 2635-1641 |
issn_series | 2635-1633 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |