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HIST377

Comparative French Revolutions
HIST377 FA

Crosslistings: FRST297
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimes
1 20 13 Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998 )

Photo Caption and Credits

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

Section 01
Holmes, O
Times: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998



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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