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• Preface; Introduction; Part I. First Epoch, 1813–18: 1. Decay of patriotism in the army, 1813–14; 2. Republican sentiment in the country, 1813–14; 3. Clash between popular aspirations and the sovereign's will; 4. The invasion: Paris occupied by the allies: revival of patriotism, 1814; 5. The new flag and the new cockade. Doubts and perplexities; 6. The first restoration, April 1814–March 1815. National pride affronted; 7. Dreams of reconstruction; 8. The drama of the hundred days: perplexities of patriotism; 9. The second restoration, June 1815–July 1830: national humiliation; Part II. Second Epoch, 1818–30: 10. Waning of militarism; 11. The myth of the two races in France; 12. The spiritual unification of France wrought by the great historians; 13. Liberal patriotism, 1820–5; 14. The instinct of the nation, 1823–30; 15. The revolution of 1830. The last of the lillies. The 'trois glorieuses'; 16. France old and new, in the light of the 'eclair de juillet'; Biographical notices.