In 1848, a violent storm of revolutions ripped through Europe. The torrent all but swept away the conservative order that had kept peace on the continent since Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815--but which in many countries had also suppressed dreams of national freedom. Political events so dramatic had t been seen in Europe since the French Revolution, and they would t be witnessed again until 1989, with the revolutions in Eastern and Central Europe. In 1848, historian Mike Rapport examines the roots of the ferment and then, with breathtaking pace, chronicles the explosive spread of violence across Europe. A vivid narrative of a complex chain of interconnected revolutions, 1848 tells the exhilarating story of Europe's violent Spring of Nations and traces its reverberations to the present day.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group
ISBN-10
0465020674
ISBN-13
9780465020676
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106676228
Product Key Features
Author
Mike Rapport
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
NY
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Maps
Author Biography
Mike Rapport is a Lecturer in History at the University of Stirling and the author of Nationality and Citizenship in Revolutionary France and Nineteenth-Century Europe. He lives in Stirling, Scotland.
Date of Publication
11/11/2010
Imprint
Basic Books
Country of Publication
United States
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