The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848
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The Age of Revolution: Europe: 1789–1848 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm
, first published in 1962. It is the first in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century
" (coined by Hobsbawm), followed by The Age of Capital: 1848–1875, and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914
. A fourth book, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991, acts as a sequel to the trilogy.
Hobsbawm analyzed the early 19th century, and indeed the whole process of modernization
thereafter, using what he calls the twin revolution thesis. This thesis recognized the dual importance of the French Revolution
and the Industrial Revolution
as mid-wives of modern European history, and – through the connections of colonialism
and imperialism
– world history.
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm , CH, FBA, is a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author...
, first published in 1962. It is the first in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century
The long 19th century
The long nineteenth century, defined by Eric Hobsbawm , a British Marxist historian and author, refers to the period between the years 1789 and 1914...
" (coined by Hobsbawm), followed by The Age of Capital: 1848–1875, and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914
The Age of Empire: 1875–1914
The Age of Empire: 1875–1914 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1987. It is the third in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century" , preceded by The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848 and The Age of Capital: 1848–1875...
. A fourth book, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991, acts as a sequel to the trilogy.
Hobsbawm analyzed the early 19th century, and indeed the whole process of modernization
Modernization
In the social sciences, modernization or modernisation refers to a model of an evolutionary transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society. The teleology of modernization is described in social evolutionism theories, existing as a template that has been generally followed by...
thereafter, using what he calls the twin revolution thesis. This thesis recognized the dual importance of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
and the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
as mid-wives of modern European history, and – through the connections of colonialism
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
and imperialism
Imperialism
Imperialism, as defined by Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationships, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years,...
– world history.
Contents
- Part I. Developments
- 1 The World in the 1780s
- 2 The Industrial Revolution
- 3 The French Revolution
- 4 War
- 5 Peace
- 6 Revolutions
- 7 Nationalism
- Part II. Results
- 8 Land
- 9 Towards an Industrial World
- 10 The Career Open to Talent
- 11 The Labouring Poor
- 12 Ideology: Religion
- 13 Ideology: Secular
- 14 The Arts
- 15 Science
- 16 Conclusion: Towards 1848
External links
- The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848 full text on Hathi Trust