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In France, both political culture and theatrical performances have drawn upon melodrama. This "melodramatic thread" helped weave the country's political life as it moved from monarchy to democracy. By examining the relationship between public ceremonies and theatrical performance, the author sheds light on democratization in modern France.

Ballard C. Campbell is Professor of History and Professor of Public Policy at Northeastern University. He has written or edited six books, including American Wars; American Disasters: 201 Calamities that Shook the Nation; and Representative Democracy: Public Policy and Midwestern Legislatures in the Late Nineteenth Century.

An eye-opening account of the role of rioting in American history.

A work of genuine social history, this book leads the reader, as concretely as possible, into the real villages and cities of European society. It begins with a description of family and community structure, social conflict, and religious beliefs.

" -Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryA major survey of the immigrant experience between 1830 and 1930, this book has implications for all students and scholars of American social history.

Tells the story of the vast movements of people throughout Europe and examines the links between human mobility and the fundamental changes that transformed European life. This text describes the Western European migration from the pre-industrial era to the year 2000.