Revolution and Improvement: The Western World 1775-1847

Revolution and Improvement: The Western World 1775–1847 offers a sweeping yet incisive study of the formative decades that defined the modern West. John Roberts situates the period between the American Revolution and the revolutions of 1848 as a decisive “zone of change,” where the intertwined forces of revolution and improvement reshaped politics, economies, and mentalities. From the upheavals of the French Revolution and the consolidation of new nation-states to the rise of industrial soc...