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1848: The Revolution of the Intellectuals
1848 The Revolution of the Intellectuals Author:Lewis Namier As the revolution of 1848 swept across Europe, there emerged, at least in embryo, most of the ideas that were to shake — Europe in the next hundred years. The losing battle of political liberals, with the reactionary governments that had ruled almost unchallenged for three decades is only part of the story, for liberal beliefs led logically, in t... more »he rapidly changing situation, to other ideas, unforeseen by most of the men of 1848, but none the less potent for that.« less