The Age of Revolution
Europe 1789–1848
by Eric Hobsbawm · first published 1962
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Why HN recommends it
Accessible survey of Europe from 1789 to 1848 covering the industrial and political revolutions; praised for its statistical approach and clear writing for general readers. First of a multi-book history.
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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.
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