The Forest of Bayonets

Citation

Rapport M (2008) The Forest of Bayonets. In: Rapport M (ed.) 1848: Year of Revolution. London: Little, Brown Book Group (Abacus), pp. 1-41. https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/mike-rapport/1848-year-of-revolution/9780748124350/

Abstract
This is the first chapter of a book on the 1848 Revolutions. It outlines the nature of the conservative order on the eve of the Revolutions and explains the long- and short-term origins of the collapse of the old regime.

Keywords
Revolution; 1848; Europe; Europe History 1789-1900; Revolutions Europe History 19th century; Europe History 1848-1849