Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-252) and index.
"We the undersigned, citizens of the state -- " : three forms of popular republicanism -- A new politics : the emergence of republican bargaining, 1848-1853 -- Fragmented hegemony : the limits of elite power, 1853-1863 -- The triumph of democracy, 1863-1876 -- Failure of discipline : the suppression of popular politics, 1875-1886