1848: Year Of Revolution by X Mike Rapport
In 1848, Europe was engulfed in a firestorm of revolution. The streets of cities from Paris to Bucharest and from Berlin to Palermo were barricaded and flooded by armed insurgents proclaiming political liberties and national freedom. The conservative order which had held sway since the fall of Napoleon in 1815 crumbled beneath the revolutionary assault. This book narrates the breathtaking events which overtook Europe in 1848, tracing brilliantly their course from the exhilaration of the liberal triumph, through the fear of social chaos to the final despair of defeat and disillusionment. The failures of 1848 would scar European history with the contradictions of authoritarianism and revolution until deep into the twentieth century.
Across Europe an unprecedented wave of revolutions toppled old orders from Krakow to ParisThis lively history gives an impressive overview and examines how those insurrections shape modern Europe * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
Mike Rapport is a Reader in modern European history at the University of Glasgow and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of several books, including 1848: Year of Revolution. He lives in Stirling, Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349118642 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349118647 |
| Title | 1848: Year Of Revolution |
| Author | X Mike Rapport |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2009-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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