Themes in Modern European History 1780-1830 by Pamela M Pilbeam.
 
Themes in Modern European History 1780-1830 is an authoritative and lively exploration of a period of revolution and war whose events have shaped modern Europe. It ranges from Revolutionary France to the Russian Empire tracing emerging conflicts over liberalism and nationalism. In a series of specially commissioned pieces, six leading academics present some controversial con-clusions:
• the east/west contrast in Europe today has as much to do with responses to the French Revolution of 1789 as the Russian Revolution of 1917
• the conservative Europe of 1814 was the product of the Romantic imagination, not a 'Restoration' of the old regime
 
Spanning political, social, economic and demographic facets of revolutions, this is an indispensable textbook for all students of the nineteenth century, and for all those interested in understanding the nature of Europe today.