A political romance: Léon Gambetta, Léonie Léon and the making of the French Republic, 1872-82

Léon Gambetta is renowned as a founder of the French Third Republic. This unique study of his correspondence with his lover, Léonie Léon, provides a fascinating insight into their intimate and political partnership. It brings to lifeGambetta as lover and politician, the unknown figure of Léon, and the political and cultural world of 1870s Paris. SUSAN K. FOLEYPrincipal Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia, having previously beenAssociate Professor of History at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her publications include 'Women in Francesince 1789: the Meanings of Difference', and 'Flora Tristan: Life Stories'. CHARLES SOWERWINEProfessorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia,previously Professor of History. His publications include 'France since 1870: Culture, Society and the Making of the Republic' and 'Sisters or Citizens? Women and Socialism in France since 1876'. INDICE: List of Illustrations - List of Maps - Preface - Introduction: 'What Admirable Pages!' - PART I: YEARS OF HOPE, 1872-1877 - 'The Unforgettable Day of 27 April' - 'I want you to devote yourself to the Republic' - 'Thank youfor being my strength, my hope' - 'I am smiling at your triumph, at our love'- PART II: A BOURGEOIS COUPLE IN THE THIRD REPUBLIC - 'We'll go and laugh at the Palais Royal' - 'We will proudly put our heads together in books' - 'This religion satisfies my soul' - PART III: YEARS OF FRUSTRATION, 1877-1882 - 'What glory, to have created a new France' - 'Triumphant, and full of regrets' - 'Poor France, Poor Republic, I had other dreams' - 'People are Weeping for the Patriot, the Orator' - Epilogue: 'The letters remain' - Notes - Index - - -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-20686-1
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 23/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés