Table of Contents

ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE AND THE THIRD REPUBLIC, THE Robert J. Smith Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Evolution of a Republican Institution 2. Through the Eye of a Needle: The Concours 3. Social Origins and Careers: The Statistical Evidence 4. The Intellectual Tradition: Continuity and Change 5. Society and Politics at the Rue d'Ulm 6. The Alumni and the Republic 7. Conclusion Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Robert J. Smith, Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York College, Brockport, was assisted in his archival research for this study by grants from the Fulbright-Hays Commission, the American Philosophical Society, and the SUNY Research Foundation.