1848: Year of Revolution
Basic Books | 2009 | English | 480 pages | PDF | 3,6 MB | RS, Uploading
In this account of a turbulent year in which most European thrones were
shaken or toppled, Rapport smoothly blends drama of battles on the
barricades and perspective on the causes and consequences. As ever in
revolution, severe economic distress of workers dovetailed with protest
by liberals and radicals to ignite a political explosion, initially in
Italy but contagiously in France.
Rapport’s telling of the February
Revolution in Paris, and of ensuing popular revolts in Prussia, the
Hapsburg Empire, and the Italian states, periodically pauses for his
keen observations about disagreements within the temporarily triumphant
revolutionary camps. After the political revolutions, discord between
liberals hoping to establish constitutional order and radicals
fomenting social revolution gave conservatives and reactionaries
openings to mount counterrevolutions. Such are the political labels of
the contending forces, but Rapport’s emphasis on leaders installed in
the history books about 1848-including Mazzini, Kossuth, Bismarck, and
Marx-reminds readers of the force these key individuals exerted on the
course of events. Striking an excellent balance between narrative and
explanation, Rapport will engage the history audience. –Gilbert Taylor
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