Violent Solutions

This book deals with the impact of revolution nationalism and secret societies in modern European history from the Enlightenment to World War I. Special attention is devoted to the French Revolution nationalism and unification of Italy Germany and Serbia and the role of organizations such as 'Young Italy' and the Serbian 'Black Hand.' Contents: List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Preface; The Enlightenment Freemasonry and Rousseau; The French Revolution 1789-1799; Babeuf and Buonarroti; Italian Nationalism Before 1848; The Unification of Italy 1848-1870; German Nationalism and Revolutions of 1848; The Unification of Germany 1850-1871; The Greek Revolution; The Russian Revolutionary Movement to 1881; The Emergence of Serbia to 1878; Serbia and the Creation of Yugoslavia 1878-1918; The Legacy of Violence.