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The notion of a "Springtime of European Peoples," the concept of a universal republic and the awareness of a European dimension to revolutionary events all had an important impact on the ideas of 1848 and were reflected in songs, pamphlets, and political statements. However, the meanings of 1848--its historical and memories--changed over time. In most commemorations, the revolution has appeared as a national event, a perspective which changed only in 1998, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary. This book analyzes the dichotomy between the international dimension of the revolution's ideas and the nationalization of its memories.

Product Details

• Published on: 2003-04-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

About the Author
AXEL KÖRNER is Lecturer in Modern European History at University College London. After studies in Bonn, Berlin and Lyon he wrote a PhD at the European University Institute in Florence. His publications include Das Lied von einer anderen Welt. Kulturelle Praxis im französischen und deutschen Arbeitermilieu. 1840-1890 (Frankfurt am Main, 1997) and (together with C.Gerbel et al) Urbane Eliten und kultureller Wandel. Bologna, Leipzig, Linz und Ljubljana (Vienna, 1996). He is currently working on a cultural history of Bologna between 1860 and 1920.