Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age

Revolution in Central Europe (1x14)

Air date: Mar 22, 1998

In the German- and Italian-speaking lands, the revolutionaries of 1848 faced the challenge not only of erecting constitutional polities, but of forging politically unified nation-states. A recounting of the political dramas that unfolded in this region is accompanied by a look at the reasons why revolution failed there.