| 1 |
Introduction |
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| I. Absolutism |
| 2 |
The Material World and the Political Background |
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| 3 |
The Theory and Practice of Absolutism |
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| 4 |
Taxes and Provincial Reform |
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| 5 |
Theater, Art, and Politics |
First paper due |
| II. Enlightenment |
| 6 |
Origins of the French Enlightenment |
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| 7 |
The Encyclopédie |
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| 8 |
A Political Movement, I? |
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| 9 |
A Political Movement, II? |
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| 10 |
Spaces of the Public Sphere |
Second paper due |
| III. Revolution |
| 11 |
The Origins of the French Revolution |
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| 12 |
The Problem of Nationalism I |
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| 13 |
The Problem of Nationalism II |
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| 14 |
1789, the Abolition of Feudalism, and the Rights of Man |
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| 15 |
From Constitutional Monarchy to the Terror |
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| 16 |
The Directory |
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| 17 |
The Revolution in Images and Song |
Third paper due |
| IV. Empire |
| 18 |
Napoléon: Debates |
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| 19 |
Napoléonic Warfare |
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| 20 |
The French Caribbean |
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| 21 |
Individual Consultation with Instructor |
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| 22 |
Legacies |
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| 23 |
Visions of Empire |
Fourth paper due |
| V. Final Projects |
| 24 |
Individual Consultation with Instructor |
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| 25-26 |
Oral Presentations |
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| 27 |
Conclusion |
Final paper due |