...This chapter highlights the importance of July 13, 1849, in the political career of Victor Considerant. It explains Considerant's opposition to the Roman Republic which came into being in February 1849. It discusses Considerant's introduction of a resolution accusing Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte...

...This chapter focuses on Victor Considerant's exile to Belgium after the failed insurrection against Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte. It discusses Consideration public statement on the meaning of the failed insurrection and highlights the massive exodus of radical republicans and socialists who were forced...

...This chapter examines “reaction” and “renewal” after the French Revolution of 1848. It suggests that the summer and fall of 1848 saw a period of fierce reaction and discusses the political implications of the election of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte as president of the Second Republic in December 1848...