In 1848 revolutions broke out all over Europe - in France, the Habsburg and German lands and the Italian peninsular. This Seminar Study considers why the revolutions occurred and why they were so widespread. The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political circumstances which led to the revolutions of 1848 as well as an account of the revolutions themselves. First published in 1981, and fully revised in 1991, the study has long established itself as one of the most accessible and valuable introductions to this complex subject.
Part One The Background; Chapter 1 The Outbreak of Revolution; Part Two The European Transformation; Chapter 2 The Impact of Industrialisation on the Working Classes; Chapter 3 The Impact of Industrialisation on the Middle Classes; Chapter 4 Population Pressure and the Condition of Agricultural Society; Chapter 5 The Breakdown of Traditional Political Control; Chapter 6 The Crisis of the 1840s; Part Three 1848: The Year of Revolution; Chapter 7 France; Chapter 8 The Habsburg Lands; Chapter 9 The German Lands; Chapter 10 The Italian PeninsulapartFour Assessments and ConsequencespartFive Documents;
