1848 : the revolutionary tide in Europe /

Stearns, Peter N.

1848 : the revolutionary tide in Europe / Peter N. Stearns - New York : Norton & Company, c1974 - 278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Causes of the revolutions -- The lower classes and the countryside -- The middle classes and revolution -- The ideological build-up and the weakness of the elite -- The revolutionary outburst. France: the catalyst -- The Habsburg lands: the flare-up -- Italy: war and revolution -- Germany: talk and revolution -- The impact of the revolutions. The revolutionary spill-over and new social currents -- The revolutionary aftermath -- A balance sheet. The patterns of 1848 -- The legacy of 1848.

The revolutionary outburst of 1848 was unprecedented in Europe.

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EUROPE -- HISTORY -- 1848-1849

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