The Origins of Contemporary France: The Modern Regime, vol. I
The 1st volume of Hippolyte Taine’s 2 volume history of the Modern Regime which is part of his 5 part history of modern France, The Origins of Contemporary France, in 6 volumes. They are The Old Regime (1875); The Revolution, vol. 1 Anarchy (1878); The Revolution, vol. 2 The Jacobin Conquest (1881); The Revolution, vol. 3 The Revolutionary Government (1883); and The Modern Regime, in 2 volumes (1890-93). This volume deals with the state created by Napoleon and how it evolved during the 19th century.
The Origins of Contemporary France: The Modern Regime, vol. 1, trans. John Durand (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890).
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- Author: Hippolyte Taine
- Translator: John Durand
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Table of Contents
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- THE MODERN RÉGIME.
- BOOK FIRST.: Napoleon Bonaparte.
- CHAPTER I.
- I.
- II.
- CHAPTER II.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- BOOK SECOND.: Formation and Character of the New State.
- CHAPTER I.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- CHAPTER II.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- CHAPTER III.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- BOOK III.: Object and Merits of the System.
- CHAPTER I.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- CHAPTER II.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- CHAPTER III.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- BOOK FOURTH.: The Defect and Effects of the System.
- CHAPTER I.: LOCAL SOCIETY.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- CHAPTER II.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- XV.
- XVI.
- APPENDIX.
- BOOK FIRST.: Napoleon Bonaparte.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
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