1848 Revolutions In German-Speaking Europe; Author: Hahn, Hans J.; Paperback

Author: Hahn, Hans J.
Themes in Modern German History; Paperback
252 pages
Published: October 2001
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0582357659

This is an up-to-date reassessment of the 1848 revolutions, crucial events whose impact was felt far beyond the borders of Central Europe. In 1848 the continent of Europe was rocked by revolutions: only Great Britain and Russia remained relatively immune to the upheaval. Most spectacularly, the Revolutions swept across the German-speaking lands of central Europe, with the newly-releasedforces of nationalism and mass popular protest smashing the reactionary Metternich regimes which had held sway since the defeat of Napoleon. The Metternich system was dead: nationalism and national self-determination asserted themselves as the dominant dynamic forces of continental Europe in the later nineteenth century. This impressive history examines the political and social implications of theFull title: 'The 1848 Revolutions in German-speaking Europe'. This history examines the political and social implications of the 1848 Revolutions in German-speaking Europe for the future destiny and shape of Europe as a whole, and explores the wider forces at play in the German lands of 19th-century Europe.