Revolution and Reaction: Europe 1789-1849 / Edition 1

by Andrew Matthews

Overview

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. In many ways the period 1789-1849 saw the birth of the modern world, as the people of Europe grappled with the impact of the new political and social ideas, rapid population growth and the acceleration of the industrialisation. The clash between the forces of change and of conservatism provoked crisis, war, revolution and reaction. Andrew Matthews provides a lively and intelligent account. In chapters that focus on the French Revolution, Napoleon, Restoration France, Metternich's Europe and the 1848 revolutions, he considers the key individuals, groups and political, social and economic pressures that produced so much revolution, repression and war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521567343
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/21/2001
Series:	Cambridge Perspectives in History Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	7.48(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.67(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The French Revolution 1789-1795; 3. Napoleon and Europe 1799-1815; 4. France 1814-1848; 5. Revolution and repression in Europe 1818-1849. Document Study: The Coming of the French Revolution.