Historical Tripos, Part I Paper 17 European History 1715-1890

The Second Empire of Napoleon III marked a new kind of politics: what has been called
‘active authority and passive democracy’ based on a combination of charismatic leadership,
authoritarian methods, and populist inducements. Long condemned as a criminal regime, its
achievements have recently been taken more seriously. There remains its disastrous end:
misfortune or negligence?
29 Italian and German Unification
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30 Mass media and the transformation of the public sphere
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31 Church and State in late nineteenth century Europe
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