Napoleon III and His Regime: An Extravaganza (Modernist Studies)

From Booklist Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was the nephew of Napoleon I, and he was quite conscious that he reigned in the shadow of his uncle. History has not judged him favorably. In domestic affairs, he presided over the cultural brilliance of France, but the Second Empire, which he founded, was politically corrupt and authoritarian in an era that cried out for an enlightened liberalism. In foreign affairs, his immense ego led to meddlesome blunders and a humiliating defeat by Germany. Of course, there is more to the man and to his career. Baguley, a French specialist at the University of Durham, England, uses a variety of sources, including substantial accounts by Louis Napoleon's contemporaries, to provide an interesting portrait of both the man and his times. Although Baguley does not view him as an admirable or even a sympathetic figure, Louis Napoleon was certainly an important one^B, because his two-decade reign encompassed some of the most critical developments in modern European history. This work will be a necessary and valuable addition to a European history collection.

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