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.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge Perspectives in History .

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Cambridge University Press .

Andrew Matthews is a celebrated children's author, who has written over fifty books and has twice been nominated for the Smarties prize.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. The French Revolution 1789-1795; 3. Napoleon and Europe 1799-1815; 4. France 1814-1848; 5. Revolution and repression in Europe 1818-1849. Document Study: The Coming of the French Revolution.