Olivier Wieviorka

Serge Berstein

Marc Bouloiseau

Jean-Marie Mayeur

Michel Vovelle

Maurice Agulhon

Jean-Pierre Rioux

Louis Bergeron

Christophe Prochasson

Madeleine Rebérioux

Denis Woronoff

Roger Dufraisse

J.. Lovie

Michel Kerautret

André Palluel-Guillard

A.. Jardin

A.-J.. Tudesq

Alain Plessis

Philippe Bernard

Henri Dubief

Dominique Borne

Jean-Pierre Azéma

Jean-Jacques Becker

La République radicale? 1898-1914

Patrice Bordelais

La France, N'est-elle Pas Douée Pour L'industrie

R. A. Palmer

Presented here is an English translation of a study that was part of a distinguished French series on the country's post-Revolution history. Unlike much Napoleonic literature that features the personality and foreign policy of the Emperor, it describes the condition of France and the French people during the fifteen years immediately following their great revolution. The translator, R. R. Palmer, is a distinguished historian who has written and translated many books in French history, including The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre (Princeton). Applying the methods of the new social history (Annales school), the author covers the political, administrative, social, economic, and cultural facets of the First Empire. Part I deals with the domestic program and institutions under Napoleon and the fervor of the new chief of state as he sought to establish a coherent, efficient, and thoroughly controlled regime. Part II examines the opposition to his system and the reasons behind the imperfect realization of his ideal. It discusses population and demographic trends, social structure, and economic activity--all of which eluded Napoleon's grasp.

France Under Napoleon

Louis Bergeron

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