| Description |
viv, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : civic festivities in nineteenth-century France -- 1. A common sentiment of national glory -- 2. Variations on provincial themes -- 3. Proud to be French -- 4. Honorable and honored citizens -- 5. Incidents, accidents, and excesses -- 6. All the majesty of the state -- 7. The immense space between heaven and earth -- 8. We have our own music -- 9. Eroding Bonapartist sovereignty -- 10. Legitimist coldness, republican enthusiasm -- Conclusion : festivity, identity, civility |
| Summary |
"Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Sudhir Hazareesingh vividly reconstructs the symbolic richness and political complexity of the Saint-Napoleon festivities in a work that opens up broader questions about the nature of the French state, unity and lines of fracture in society, changing boundaries between public and private spheres, and the role of myth and memory in constructing nationhood. The state's Bonapartist identity was at times vigorously contested by local social, political, and religious groups. In various regions, people used the national day to celebrate their own communities and to honor their hometown veterans; but elsewhere, the revival of republican sentiment clashed sharply with imperial attitudes."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Napoleon, Emperor of the French I, 1769-1821 -- Influence
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Napoleon, Emperor of the French I, 1769-1821 -- Monuments
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Symbolism in politics -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Festivals -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Festivals -- France.
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Symbolism in politics -- France.
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Political culture -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Political customs and rites -- France -- 19th century.
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Bonapartism -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051409
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| LC no. |
2004040512 |
| ISBN |
0674013417 alkaline paper |
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