Europe Between Revolutions 1815 - 1848

Fontana History of Europe

by Jacques Droz

Book by Droz, Jacques

Genres: History, European History

286 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 1967

About the author

Jacques Droz, né à Paris le 12 mars 1909 et décédé à Paris le 3 mars 1998, est un historien français, spécialiste de l'histoire du monde germanique et des idées politiques (libéralisme, socialisme, antifascisme)1. Il soutient sa thèse consacrée au Libéralisme rhénan 1815-1848 en 1945. Après un bref passage à Dijon comme maître de conférences, il est professeur à la faculté des lettres de Clermont-Ferrand de 1947 à 1962 dont il sera le doyen, puis est nommé à la Sorbonne en 1962. Il prend brièvement la tête de la nouvelle Université de Vincennes en 1968 et termine sa carrière à la Sorbonne en 1972.

Parmi ses élèves, on compte Jacques Bariéty, Gérard Baal, Jean-Paul Bled, Catherine Brice, Gilles Candar, Bernard Chambaz, Diana Cooper Richet, Christian Delage, Louis Dupeux, Annie Fourcaut, Alain Krivine, Patrick Moreau/ historien, Lucien Mercier, Daniel Nordman, Denis Peschanski, Claude Pennetier, Jean-Louis Robert, Philippe Robrieux, Danielle Tartakowsky, Dominique Veillon.

Il est le père de l'historien Bernard Droz.

Reviews

[Eadweard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I. The Philosophy of Restoration
II. The Econimic Development of the Great European States
III. Liberalism and the Bourgeoisie
IV. Socialism and Workers' Movements
V. The Political Evolution of the Great Liberal States
VI. Liberalism and Nationalism in Central Europe
VII. Tsarist Russia
VIII. The Church and the Modern World
IX. International Relations

[Lauren Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was very much an intellectual history with an emphasis on politics rather than a narrative history like the other books in the series. It also assumed a lot more knowledge than it should have, I think, for a work intended for a general audience. I wrote down one example for myself-he frequently noted someone’s membership in the Carbonari but never explains what the organization was.

[Lysergius · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprisingly detailed account of Europe between 1815 and the overthrow of Napoleon and the uprisings of 1848. It addresses the role of the church in this period and the rise of the petit bourgeois. Difficult not to see parallels with our own times...

[O. H. Nür-Nathoo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Formidably charting the decline of the European Restoration, Droz contextualises the development and outspreading of liberal-nationalist ideas during this period as the leading cause of the Year of Revolutions. On Metternich’s post-Napoleonic ‘system’, Droz flatly denounces the constructivists, instead advancing a case that falls somewhere between the realist and liberal historiographies. Sacrificing only a little of the debate, ‘Europe Between the Revolutions, 1815-1848’ functions as an easy-to-read introduction to nineteenth-century intellectual history. The arguments and ideas are clearly laid out, and the criticisms of Mazzini in the sixth chapter are especially noteworthy if only for the sheer comic manner in which Droz asperses a leading figure of Italian nationalism.

[Argene Clasara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good starter for students of Modern European history. However, this book lacks a discussion on the historical developments in Spain from 1815 to 1848.

[Joe Hooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author assumes a lot of prior knowledge and mentions numerous people in short passages. But parts of the book were very informative.

[Thom · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.