The Age of Revolutions

The Age of Revolutions by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal presents a comprehensive narrative history of the transformative period from 1760 to 1825, highlighting how revolutions reshaped societies and established modern republics while leaving behind enduring injustices. Through a diverse range of figures, from prominent leaders to lesser-known contributors, the book chronicles the struggles of the first revolutionary generation driven by radical ideas and the subsequent generation's more organized but illiberal approaches. Spanning three continents, this history reveals the complex and often uneven evolution of political change that laid the groundwork for contemporary social and racial inequalities.