{{short description|2023 non-fiction book by Christopher Clark}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}{{Infobox book | italic title = yes | name = Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848–1849 | image = rev.spring.book.cover.jpg | alt = Book cover for Revolutionary Spring Fighting for a New World 1848–1849 | caption = Book cover | author = Christopher Clark | language = English | subject = Revolutions of 1848, History of Europe | genre = Non-fiction, history | publisher = Crown Publishing Group, Penguin Random House | pub_date = 2023 | pages = 896 pp (Hardcover) | isbn = 978-0525575207 | website = [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575663/revolutionary-spring-by-christopher-clark/ Penguin Random House] }}
'''''Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848–1849''''' is a 2023 history book by Christopher Clark, and published by the Crown Books division of Penguin Random House in 2023. It explores the history of the European revolutions of 1848.<ref>{{Citation | last=Green |first=A. | website=The Times Literary Supplement | title=A panoramic account of the continent-wide outbreak of revolutions in 1848 | date=2023 | url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/revolutionary-spring-christopher-clark-book-review-abigail-green/ | access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last=Malik |first=K. | year=2023 | title=Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark review – the revolts that reshaped Europe | website=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/08/revolutionary-spring-by-christopher-clark-fighting-for-a-new-world-revolts-that-reshaped-europe-1848 | access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
==Structure== The book is organized into an introduction titled "The Power of Place," followed by nine thematic chapters and a conclusion titled "The Seeds of the Future."<ref>{{cite web |title=Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848–1849 |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575663/revolutionary-spring-by-christopher-clark/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref> The chapters include: (1) The Social Question; (2) The Order of Things; (3) An Anatomy of the Pre-Revolutionary State; (4) The Path to Revolution; (5) The First Outbreaks; (6) The European Moment; (7) The End of the Beginning; (8) The Great Counter-Offensive; and (9) The Struggle for the End of the World.
==Reception== ''Revolutionary Spring'' received generally positive reviews from major publications. Writing for ''The Guardian'', Kenan Malik described the work as a "panoramic account" that explores how the 1848 revolts reshaped Europe.<ref>{{Citation |last=Malik |first=K. |title=Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark review – the revolts that reshaped Europe |website=The Guardian |year=2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/08/revolutionary-spring-by-christopher-clark-fighting-for-a-new-world-revolts-that-reshaped-europe-1848 |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In ''The New York Times'', Ariane Zevin noted the book's focus on the significance of these revolutions in a modern context.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Only Revolutions That Matter |vauthors=((Zevin, A.)) |work=The New York Times |year=2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/review/revolutionary-spring-christopher-clark.html |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Other critics, such as those for ''The Economist'' and ''The Times Literary Supplement'', highlighted the book's "drama and daring" and its "panoramic" scope.<ref>{{Citation |title="Revolutionary Spring" brings to life the drama and daring of 1848 |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/04/27/revolutionary-spring-brings-to-life-the-drama-and-daring-of-1848 |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
==See also==
===Revolutions during 1848=== * French Revolution of 1848 * German revolutions of 1848–1849 * Hungarian Revolution of 1848 * Sicilian revolution of 1848 * Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states * Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire * Moldavian Revolution of 1848 * Wallachian Revolution of 1848
===Similar or related works=== * ''The Pursuit of Power'' by Richard J. Evans * ''The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848'' by Eric Hobsbawm
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=782P0YcOOOQ Christopher Clark: The 1848 Revolutions] * Publisher page: [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575663/revolutionary-spring-by-christopher-clark/ Penguin Random House]
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