Discusses the causes and leaders of the uprisings that occurred in Paris, Germany, Prussia, Austria, and Italy in 1848, showing how the revolutionaries achieved some of their goals even though they were defeated in battle.
Examines the social, economic, and political circumstances that led to the revolutions of 1848 in France, the Habsburg and German lands, and the Italian peninsula, and provides an account of the actual conflicts. Includes a selection of documents.
