The French Republic Under Cavaignac, 1848

by Frederick A. De Luna

General Louis Eugene Cavaignac has been a symbol of reactionary violence ever since he crushed the insurgent workers of Paris in the "bloody June Days" of 1848. Professor de Luna presents a fresh interpretation of the General, as well as a detailed examination of the turbulent year of European revolution, until Cavaignac was defeated by Louis Bonaparte in the December presidential elections. Many historians have dismissed the Cavaignac period as one of bleak reaction, but Professor de Luna shows that the General was a fervent democratic republican, and that the moderate republicans under Cavaignac offered their own program of political, economic, and educational reform.Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

464 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 21, 1969

Reviews

[John Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read a free copy through NYPL and Project Muse. Thick description on Cavaignac's 6 month term as France's president of the 2nd republic. Also quality on early french colonialism in Algeria. Appreciate Princeton University Classics for making their library available online.