Bibliograph

1848, year of revolution, Mike Rapport

Type

Label

1848, year of revolution, Mike Rapport

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-446) and index

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

1848, year of revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

232978807

Responsibility statement

Mike Rapport

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. 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

Table Of 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

resource.variantTitle

Eighteen forty eight, year of revolution

Classification