European Revolutions, 1492 - 1992 [Paperback]

This book reinterprets the last five centuries of European history, a period characterised by war, revolt and contention, by the rise and struggles of states and empires, and by urbanization, enrichment and industrialization. His focus is on revolutions, their origins in ambition and discontent, and the variability of their outcomes over time and according to place, politics and culture. He seeks an understanding of revolutionary processes grounded in the contingencies of circumstance, and to show the pace of great revolutions in the long-term history of Europe and the world at large.List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Series Editor's Preface.

Preface.

Map 1. Europe in 1519.

Map 2. Europe in 1992..

1. Conflict, Revolt and Revolution.

Revolution's Return.

Revolutionary Situations.

Revolutionary Outcomes.

Prospect..

2. Transformations of Europe.

Change since 1492.

From Segmented to Consolidated States.

Struggle Changes.

Types of Revolutionary Situation.

Consolidation, Nationalism and Revolution.

Collective Action Contention and Revolution..

3. Revolutions, Rebellions and Civil Wars in the Low Countries and Elsewhere.

The Low Countries, Home of Bourgeois Revolution.

Political Struggle in the Netherlands.

From the Southern Netherlands to Belgium.

The Bellicose Dutch.

Assaying the Low Countries' Revolutions.

Iberian Revolutions.

The Balkans and Hungary.

Comparisons, Connections, Conclusil*