Revolutionary Spring

By Christopher Clark,

Book cover of Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

Book description

A Telegraph, Sunday Times, Economist and TLS Book of the Year

'One of the best history books you will read this decade' History Today

An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalkers

There can be few more exciting…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Revolutionary Spring as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This magnificent study of the revolutions 1848 surpasses all the others in its sheer breadth. It makes 1848 a European and, in some respects, a global event. But what I find most appealing about the book is its vividness. The complex narrative is repeatedly punctuated by details and vignettes that bring the past to life.

If you listen to the wonderful audiobook, you will even hear Christopher Clark singing a song on the death of the great German 1848er, Robert Blum.

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