Debate on Europe, 1815-1850

by George Rudé

This book is not the usual historian's history, but a history of the histories written by others. Its theme is the differnet views and interpretatiosn of histories of th ehalf-century of European history between Waterlook and the termination of the revolutions of 1848. It is a most significant period, covering such important developments as the settlements of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars, teh attempt to achieve a "Concert of Europe" based onthe diplomacy fo the Great Powers, the challenge to that settlement and "Concert" by the rising forces of liberalsm and nationalism, the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, and (in Britain and France, in particular) the rise of working-class movements and a new industrial society.

277 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

George Rudé was a British Marxist historian, specializing in the French Revolution and "history from below," especially the importance of crowds in history.