Mike Rapport is a Reader in modern European history at the University of Glasgow and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of several books, including 1848: Year of Revolution. He lives in Stirling, Scotland.
A refreshingly vibrant narrative. At times, [Rapport's] political study could almost double as a travelogue * New York Times * Captivating . . . gripping . . . The book is a pleasure to read and a welcome addition to the literature on the revolutionary era across the Atlantic * American Historical Review * Lucid, engaging, and evocatively written * The Nation * Rapport traces revolution, and counterrevolution, throughout the cities, taking the reader from location to location, and even down individual streets, providing the reader with an on-the-ground experience * Gotham Centre for New York History * 'Mike Rapport describes how urbans geography shaped mass politics and how cities again became the great stages of politics...a skilful addition to 'Atlantic history' -- Dominic Green * Literary Review *