Table of Contents

Introduction Revisiting the intellectual transformation of nineteenth century France
Chapter 1 Between republicanism and positivism: Emile Littré and the founding of The Third Republic
Chapter 2 Centralist defender of the State: the eclectic republicanism of Charles Dupont-White
Chapter 3 From democratic advocate to monarchist critic of the Republic: the ambiguous republicanism of Etienne Vacherot
Chapter 4 A republican Saint-Simonist: Eugène Pelletan and the transformation of nineteenth-century republicanism
Chapter 5 Neo-Kantian moralist and activist: Jules Barni and the establishment of the municipalist republic
Conclusion The origins of the Third Republic reconsidered

Reviews

The most fascinating aspect of this closely analysed volume, that will be a treasure trove for specialists, are the numerous illustrations of continuity in liberal thought throughout the nineteenth century. English Historical Review Sudhir Hazareesingh is to be congratulated on expanding from his previous work on the under-studied Second Empire to the early years of the Third Republic, with a backward glance to the pre-1851 decades. He has added a distinctive interpretation of the French version of republicanism that is markedly different from its rival Anglo-American affiliation with liberalism. History of Political Thought Wide-ranging and close scrutiny of the texts ... By his subtlety of analysis and sustained sensitivity to nuance and complexity, steering the reader circumspectly through the shoals of improvised theory and intransigent practice, we are treated to a closely documented scrutiny of a liberal republicanism groping its way towards a consensual Republic. History of Political Thought Honest and erudite. Political Studies Challenges many of the pieties of standard accounts of the evolution of the republican tradition ... important revisionist work. James F. McMillan, Times Literary Supplement