Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850

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Providing a continent-wide history, this major survey covers the key political events of this turbulent period. Jonathan Sperber also looks at lives of ordinary people and considers broad social and economic developments. In particular he examines the relationships between the different revolutionary movements, showing how the French Revolution of 1789 set patterns which recurred over the following sixty years.;Cover -- Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Age of Revolution seen from the Twenty-First Century -- 1. Europe at the End of the Old Regime -- A society of orders -- An economy of scarcity -- A culture of confessionalism -- Absolutism and Estates -- authoritarianism and anarchy -- Rules and exceptions -- The trials and tribulations of reform -- 2. A Decade of Revolution: France, 1789-99 -- The significance of the French Revolution.