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Controlling Paris - Armed Forces and Counter-Revolution, 1789-1848 (Hardcover)
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Controlling Paris - Armed Forces and Counter-Revolution, 1789-1848 (Hardcover)
Series: Warfare and Culture
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When not at war, armies are often used to control civil disorders,
especially in eras of rapid social change and unrest. But in
nineteenth century Europe, without the technological advances of
modern armies and police forces, an army's only advantages were
discipline and organization-and in the face of popular opposition
to the regime in power, both could rapidly deteriorate. Such was
the case in France after the Napoleonic Wars, where a cumulative
recent history of failure weakened an already fragile army's
ability to keep the peace. After the February 1848 overthrow of the
last king of France, the new republican government proved
remarkably resilient, retaining power while pursuing moderate
social policies despite the concerted efforts of a variety of
radical and socialist groups. These efforts took numerous forms,
ranging from demonstrations to attempted coups to full-scale urban
combat, and culminated in the crisis of the June Days. At stake was
the future of French government and the social and economic policy
of France at large. In Controlling Paris, Jonathan M. House offers
us a study of revolution from the viewpoint of the government
rather than the revolutionary. It is not focused on military
tactics so much as on the broader issues involved in controlling
civil disorders: relations between the government and its military
leaders, causes and social issues of public disorder, political
loyalty of troops in crisis, and excessive use of force to control
civil disorders. Yet somehow, despite all these disadvantages, the
French police and armed forces prevented regime change far more
often than they failed to do so.
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