Listed in: European Studies, as EUST-230 | History, as HIST-230
Ellen R. Boucher (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 230 [EU/P] and EUST 230) Often viewed as one of the defining events in modern history, the French Revolution has been debated and discussed, derided and celebrated by generations of politicians, cultural commentators, and historians. This course enters into this on-going conversation by examining the nature of the revolutionary process as it unfolded in late eighteenth-century France and its empire. Beginning in the “old regime” of kings and commoners, it untangles the social, political, and intellectual roots of the Revolution and investigates the extent to which these factors contributed to the radical overthrow of the French establishment in 1789. It then follows the extension of the Revolution throughout French society and across the seas to the Caribbean, analyzing how popular and colonial upheavals influenced the revolutionary new order of “liberty, equality, and brotherhood” that was taking shape in France. Finally, the course explores the aftermath of the Revolution by tracing the various ways that its history has been interpreted and reinterpreted from the nineteenth century to the present day. Two class meetings per week.
Spring semester. Professor Boucher.
If Overenrolled: Preference given to History majors, European Studies majors, seniors, juniors, etc.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 201
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 201
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Short History of the French Revolution (6th ed.) | Boston: Prentice Hall, 2014 | Popkin, Jeremy D. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Inventing Human Rights: A History | New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2008 | Hunt, Lynn | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| When the King Took Flight | Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003 | Tackett, Timothy | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (2nd ed.) | New York: Vintage Books, 1989 | James, C. L. R. | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.