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Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism (Jeffersonian America)
Timothy Mason Roberts
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Description for Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism (Jeffersonian America)
Hardcover. When the 1848 revolutions failed to create stable democratic governments in Europe, many Americans declared that their own revolutionary tradition was superior. This is a study of American politics, culture, and foreign relations in the mid-nineteenth century, illuminated through the reactions of Americans to the European revolutions of 1848. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism is a study of American politics, culture, and foreign relations in the mid-nineteenth century, illuminated through the reactions of Americans to the European revolutions of 1848. Flush from the recent American military victory over Mexico, many Americans celebrated news of democratic revolutions breaking out across Europe as a further sign of divine providence. Others thought that the 1848 revolutions served only to highlight how America's own revolution had not done enough in the way of reform. Still other Americans renounced the 1848 revolutions and the thought of transatlantic unity because they ... Read more
Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism is a study of American politics, culture, and foreign relations in the mid-nineteenth century, illuminated through the reactions of Americans to the European revolutions of 1848. Flush from the recent American military victory over Mexico, many Americans celebrated news of democratic revolutions breaking out across Europe as a further sign of divine providence. Others thought that the 1848 revolutions served only to highlight how America's own revolution had not done enough in the way of reform. Still other Americans renounced the 1848 revolutions and the thought of transatlantic unity because they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Jeffersonian America
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813927992
SKU
V9780813927992
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About Timothy Mason Roberts
Timothy Mason Roberts is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Western Illinois University.
Reviews for Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism (Jeffersonian America)
A sophisticated, substantial, and groundbreaking work that fills an enormous void on works about the United States and 1848. Roberts presents a fresh and convincing explanation for why the revolutions of 1848 mattered to Americans and to United States history. By unearthing a fascinating trove of transatlantic observations and connections, this book makes a substantial contribution to transnational studies of ... Read more