HIST377

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HIST377

Comparative French Revolutions HIST377 FA

Crosslistings: FRST297

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:01:13 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       17      0         17

Next Offered in 9798 FA

A systematic comparative analysis of the causes, patterns and consequences of revolutionary activities in France, examining the revolutions of 1789, 1830, 1848 and 1870. The course will emphasize revolutionary movement organizations, political and social goals, ideology and industrialization.

MAJOR READINGS

Burke, REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN
FRANCE
Paine, THE RIGHTS OF MAN
Lefevbre, THE COMING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
James, THE BLACK JACOBINS
Meltzer, REBEL DAUGHTERS
Rude, THE CROWD IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Soboul, SHORT HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Skocpol, STATES AND SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS
Sewell, WORK AND REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
Agulhon, MARIANNE INTO BATTLE
Hunt, POLITICS, CULTURE AND CLASS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Term paper, approximately 25 pages.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

DEATH OF MARAT, Jaques-Louis David, 1793

Reference:

Cole, Bruce and Adelheid Gealt. ART OF THE WESTERN WORLD: FROM ANCIENT GREECE TO POST-MODERNISM, New York: Summit Books, 1989.

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