| Description |
xii, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Published in Great Britain in 2008 by Little, Brown" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-446) and index. |
| Contents |
The forest of bayonets -- The collapse -- The springtime of peoples -- The red summer -- The counter-revolutionary autumn -- 1849 : the Indian summer of the revolution -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
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 not been seen in Europe since the French Revolution, and they would not 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. |
| Subject |
Europe -- History -- 1848-1849.
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1815-1848.
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| Added Title |
Eighteen forty eight |
| ISBN |
0465014364 |
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9780465014361 |
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