In the new edition of this popular book, Professor Grenville
provides a lucid and sympathetic guide to the great political and
international changes of the thirty years between 1848 and 1878.
For this edition the author has included coverage of the experience
of Britain within his discussion of continental Europe.
During this period, Europe underwent a rapid succession of
political and social changes. The revolutions of 1848 signaled a
massive breakdown of social coherence and government, on a scale
not witnessed before. The era that followed was one of
authoritarian reform from above and the transformation of
government, in all but Russia, from autocratic to constitutional
rule. The period was dominated by the divisive force of nationalism
whilst the map of Europe was redrawn by the unification of Italy
and of Germany.
The author examines social conflicts in relation to the regions
in which they occurred but also considers movements from a European
as well as a local perspective. Yet these events were not merely
the outcome of inevitable forces - personal ambitions also played
an important role, and Professor Grenville provides readers with
fascinating insights into the characters behind the events,
including Napoleon III, Cavour, Garibaldi and the master-statesman
Bismarck.
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