FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON

FRENCH 348

An introduction to political, social, intellectual, artistic and literary developments in French and Francophone culture, within the time period from the French Revolution to the current era. Taught in French.

HISTORY 348

Politics, society and culture in nineteenth century France. Emphasis on France's revolutionary heritage and problems of establishing a democratic regime.

HISTORY 868

Social, political, and cultural history of France, 1800 to the present.

HISTORY 707

Readings and/or research on the social, cultural, and political history of France from the late seventeenth century through the French Revolution.

HISTORY 119

Introduces Europe when it entered the global stage economically, politically, socially, and culturally. How Europeans took to the seas and developed new forms of empire. How did this wave of contact, encounter, and conquest affect Europeans, indigenous peoples of the Americas, and Africans? Examine the early global economy and the development of plantation slavery. How did Europeans develop new ways to make sense of their world, its size, its peoples, its flora and fauna? Explore new forms of Christianity, the Jewish diaspora, and the globalization of Christianity. As thinkers debated how rulers should wield political power, monarchs strove to expand their authority and territory, and ordinary people demanded a greater share of political power, provoking revolutions across the Atlantic world. Encounter the lives of women and men from many backgrounds, from peasants to queens, and all kinds of people on the move.