1848

Mike Rapport

ISBN 10: 0465020674 / ISBN 13: 9780465020676

Published by Basic Books, US

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1848
• Publisher: Basic Books, US
• ISBN 10: 0465020674
• ISBN 13: 9780465020676
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The dramatic story of the interconnected revolutions that shattered the old European order and transformed the continent

“A fully nuanced portrait of a tumultuous year.” —Wall Street Journal

In 1848 a torrent of revolutions ripped through Europe. Crowds of working-class radicals and middle-class liberals in Paris, Milan, Venice, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Munich, and Berlin toppled the old conservative regimes and began the task of forging a new order. Political events so dramatic had not been seen in Europe since the French Revolution of 1789 and would not be witnessed again until the revolutions of Eastern and Central Europe in 1989.

In 1848, historian Mike Rapport traces the roots of the revolutionary fervor and the explosive spread of violence across Europe and reveals the many ways in which 1848 continues to shape the modern world.

About the Author

Mike Rapport is a professor of history at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. The author of Nineteenth Century Europe, The Napoleonic Wars, The Unruly City, and City of Light, City of Shadows, and co-editor of Teaching and Understanding the Age of Revolutions, Rapport lives in Stirling, Scotland.