Martin Simpson's Outputs (2)

The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron (2005)
Journal Article

This article examines the 'republicanization' of the Aveyron under the Third Republic, exploring issues of the practice and meaning of politics in this rural département. I look at the impact of the Republic's efforts to secularize education and ask... Read More about The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron.

Taming the revolution?: Legitimists and the centenary of 1789 (2005)
Journal Article

The celebration of the centenary of 1789 by republicans in 1889 has received considerable scholarly attention, yet the far more surprising attempt by the right to appropriate the Revolution has been neglected. In this article I explore the terms in w... Read More about Taming the revolution?: Legitimists and the centenary of 1789.