1848: Year of Revolution by Mike Rapport

1848: Year of Revolution



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1848: Year of Revolution Mike Rapport
Language: English
Page: 478
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0465014364, 9780465014361
Publisher: Basic Books

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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

Review

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

New York Times“A lively, panoramic new history… a good yarn, with a keen eye for ground-level details.”

Seattle Times“Absorbing…anyone wishing a vivid account of a crucial period in European history can spend many hours engrossed in this book."

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