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David and Helen talk to historian Chris Clark about the 1848 revolutions and what they teach us about political change. What explains the contagiousness of the revolutionary moment? Is it possible to combine parliamentary reform with street politics? Where does counter-revolution get its power?
The revolutions of 1848 started with a small civil war in Switzerland in 1847.
These were revolutions about political and social order, but also about national order.
What accounts for the simultaneity of these revolutions?
Why wasn’t there a revolution in Britain?
The forces of counterrevolution were primarily those of monarchism and money.
The revolutions of 1848 combined radical street politics with legislative politics. The institutional side of the revolution seemed to win.
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David and Helen talk to historian Chris Clark about the 1848 revolutions and what they teach us about political change. What explains the contagiousness of the revolutionary moment? Is it possible to combine parliamentary reform with street politics? Where does counter-revolution get its power?
The revolutions of 1848 started with a small civil war in Switzerland in 1847.
These were revolutions about political and social order, but also about national order.
What accounts for the simultaneity of these revolutions?
Why wasn’t there a revolution in Britain?
The forces of counterrevolution were primarily those of monarchism and money.
The revolutions of 1848 combined radical street politics with legislative politics. The institutional side of the revolution seemed to win.
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