- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 9 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521567343
- ISBN-13: 978-0521567343
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.9 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,328,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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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.
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excellent overview, May 17 2006
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This review is from: Revolution and Reaction: Europe 1789-1849 (Paperback)
Be it fiction or non-fiction, one can hardly open a book without some reference to the French Revolution. Revolution and Reaction outlines the events and personalities of the period, placing important concepts, people, and movements in bold type, then defining these in the margin. Many questions are answered, such as whether Napoleon was a military genius, with illustrations of his tactics on the battlefield. I picked up my copy in a campus bookstore, where it was being sold for a history course. It only reinforces my opinion that professors choose the best material for their courses. Just the right amount of detail is included and the book as a whole can be easily read in a few hours. Questions are often placed in the margins, useful for students who want to remember what they are reading for testing.After reading this book, you'll be ready to dive into heavier material with a solid foundation for understanding it. At the very least this book will make you better informed on an event that reverberates to this day. French citizens are out in force in the streets of Paris? After reading this book, you'll know it's a tradition!
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