Review from previous edition 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.

• Introduction: Revisiting the Intellectual Transformation of Nineteenth-Century France ; 1. Between Republicanism and Positivism: Emile Littre and the Founding of The Third Republic ; 2. Centralist Defender of the State: The Eclectic Republicanism of Charles Dupont-White ; 3. From Democratic Advocate to Monarchist Critic of the Republic: The Ambiguous Republicanism of Etienne Vacherot ; 4. A Republican Saint-Simonist: Eugene Pelletan and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Republicanism ; 5. Neo-Kantian Moralist and Activist: Jules Barni and the Establishment of the Municipalist Republic ; Conclusion: The Origins of the Third Republic Reconsidered

Review from previous edition 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.

• Introduction: Revisiting the Intellectual Transformation of Nineteenth-Century France ; 1. Between Republicanism and Positivism: Emile Littre and the Founding of The Third Republic ; 2. Centralist Defender of the State: The Eclectic Republicanism of Charles Dupont-White ; 3. From Democratic Advocate to Monarchist Critic of the Republic: The Ambiguous Republicanism of Etienne Vacherot ; 4. A Republican Saint-Simonist: Eugene Pelletan and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Republicanism ; 5. Neo-Kantian Moralist and Activist: Jules Barni and the Establishment of the Municipalist Republic ; Conclusion: The Origins of the Third Republic Reconsidered

Review from previous edition 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.

• Introduction: Revisiting the Intellectual Transformation of Nineteenth-Century France ; 1. Between Republicanism and Positivism: Emile Littre and the Founding of The Third Republic ; 2. Centralist Defender of the State: The Eclectic Republicanism of Charles Dupont-White ; 3. From Democratic Advocate to Monarchist Critic of the Republic: The Ambiguous Republicanism of Etienne Vacherot ; 4. A Republican Saint-Simonist: Eugene Pelletan and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Republicanism ; 5. Neo-Kantian Moralist and Activist: Jules Barni and the Establishment of the Municipalist Republic ; Conclusion: The Origins of the Third Republic Reconsidered