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 Napoleons defeat at Waterloo in 1815but 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 Europes violent Spring of Nations and traces its reverberations to the present day.
- ISBN10 1322406782
- ISBN13 9781322406787
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 3 February 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Theiss, Konrad
- Format eBook
- Pages 446
- Language German