French Liberalism and Imperialism in the Age of Napoleon III Empire at Home, Colonies Abroad

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: de la Rosa, Miquel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rethinking the French Second Empire: New Bonapartism, Liberal Voices and Imperial Languages
  • 3. The Nation Abroad? Algeria and French Colonialism in the 1860s
  • 4. The Search for World Prestige in Cochinchina
  • 5. Mexico and French Visions of the Empire's 'Greatest Thought'
  • 6. Conclusion