The Age Of The Democratic Revolution: A Political History Of Europe And America, 1760-1800: The Challenge
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Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of revolution and reform, R. R. Palmer's The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 — The Challenge presents a sweeping, landmark reinterpretation of the late eighteenth century, arguing that the upheavals of this era — from the American Revolution to the French Revolution and beyond — were not isolated national events but part of a single, interconnected democratic movement that reshaped the entire Atlantic world. Palmer chronicles the mounting pressures faced by the ancien régime across Europe and the Americas, detailing how entrenched aristocratic privilege collided with rising democratic aspirations in a struggle that would define the modern political order. The first of a celebrated two-volume series, this Bancroft Prize-winning work draws on an extraordinary breadth of primary sources to construct a panoramic narrative that is both rigorously scholarly and compellingly readable. Palmer's genius lies in his capacity to synthesize the political histories of dozens of nations into a coherent, unified argument without sacrificing the granular detail that brings each case to life. His prose is precise and authoritative, carrying the reader from the constitutional debates of Britain to the revolutionary committees of France and the colonial assemblies of North America with equal dexterity. A foundational text in the historiography of the Atlantic Revolutions, The Age of the Democratic Revolution remains indispensable for anyone seeking to understand how the modern world's democratic ideals were forged — and at what cost.
Author: R. R. Palmer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, Princeton University Press
Genre: European history
Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of revolution and reform, R. R. Palmer's The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 — The Challenge presents a sweeping, landmark reinterpretation of the late eighteenth century, arguing that the upheavals of this era — from the American Revolution to the French Revolution and beyond — were not isolated national events but part of a single, interconnected democratic movement that reshaped the entire Atlantic world. Palmer chronicles the mounting pressures faced by the ancien régime across Europe and the Americas, detailing how entrenched aristocratic privilege collided with rising democratic aspirations in a struggle that would define the modern political order. The first of a celebrated two-volume series, this Bancroft Prize-winning work draws on an extraordinary breadth of primary sources to construct a panoramic narrative that is both rigorously scholarly and compellingly readable. Palmer's genius lies in his capacity to synthesize the political histories of dozens of nations into a coherent, unified argument without sacrificing the granular detail that brings each case to life. His prose is precise and authoritative, carrying the reader from the constitutional debates of Britain to the revolutionary committees of France and the colonial assemblies of North America with equal dexterity. A foundational text in the historiography of the Atlantic Revolutions, The Age of the Democratic Revolution remains indispensable for anyone seeking to understand how the modern world's democratic ideals were forged — and at what cost.