During the 19th century France was participating in Imperialism, a progressive era, and industrial revolution. All of these factors affect government.
france and japan
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson has written: 'The Greek view of life' -- subject(s): Civilization 'The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century' 'Revolution and reaction in modern France. --' -- subject(s): Politics and government, France, History
Monarchy
The National Convention was the government formed in France that sought changes that were much more far-reaching than most governments had the ambition for.
P. Spencer has written: 'Microprocessor based position control system' 'Politics of belief in nineteenth-century France'
Mid to late nineteenth century in Paris, France. I would assume telephones were in use at the time- if so, a timely phone call could have saved a lot of money!
While development in the cotton and iron industries made France the leading industrial country until the end of the nineteenth century, after that time they began to lose prominence. Other countries began to emerge in these areas, notably the United States, which became a leader in the cotton industry at that time.
France was governed by a monarchy before the French revolution.
Christmas snow globes have existed since the middle of the nineteenth century. They were first introduced in 1878 at the Universal Exposition in Paris, France.
National convention
Gustave Flaubert was a nineteenth-century novelist. His style is defined as 'realist' and he is a precursor of the modernist style which developed around the first part of the 20th century (around WWI). He is not, in France at least, classified as a 'modernist'.
fin de siècle It just means "end of century" in French, but it refers to that particular period, end of the nineteenth century, and a certain mood and style of the times, especially as reflected in the arts and in society.