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1848 Year of Revolution

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780349118642
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Abacus
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.284
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 461
Weight: 338g
Height: 197mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 32mm