Roger Price. People and Politics in France, 1848-1870.

Contents

Introduction

1 – Dominant classes: the social elites

2 – Coming to terms with ‘democracy’

3 – Aspiring social groups: the middle classes

4 – Peasants and rural society: a dominated class?

5 – Peasants and politics

6 – The formation of a working class

7 – The working-class challenge: socialisation and political choice

Conclusion