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  • 1848: Year of Revolution

  • By: Mike Rapport
  • Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
  • Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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By: Mike Rapport
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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 20th century.
©2008 Mike Rapport (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK
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  • Categories: History
19th Century Europe French Revolution Imperialism France War Authoritarianism Hungary Interwar Period
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Very capable wide-view survey

Books like this, which synoptically draw together a huge amount of material from different countries always present a challenge; what to include, what to leave out. I'd say that Rapport handles the balance of evocative detail and broad narrative or analytical sweep well, although of course there are compromises. I left the book wanting to read a thicker narrative on some of the national struggles, especially Hungary and Italy.

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