1848 -- A European Revolution? - by A Körner (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book is among the rare contributions to the 150th anniversary of 1848 which takes a completely new, theoretically informed approach. Instead of a traditional social or political history, the authors analyse the dichotomy between the international dimension in the ideas of the revolution and the nationalisation of memories in its commemorations over the past 150 years. The book offers original research on the history of European ideas and takes part in the current debate about the relationship between history and memory.

Review Quotes

"Overall, these essays offer a wealth of recent scholarship on the French wars of religion and the Dutch Revolt.""--American Historical Review"

About the Author

AXEL KÖRNER is Lecturer in Modern European History at University College London. After studies in Bonn, Berlin and Lyon he wrote a PhD at the European University Institute in Florence. His publications include Das Lied von einer anderen Welt. Kulturelle Praxis im französischen und deutschen Arbeitermilieu. 1840-1890 (Frankfurt am Main, 1997) and (together with C.Gerbel et al) Urbane Eliten und kultureller Wandel. Bologna, Leipzig, Linz und Ljubljana (Vienna, 1996). He is currently working on a cultural history of Bologna between 1860 and 1920.