Description
HIST 372. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON. An investigation of the French Revolution and Napoleonic France. Organized in a seminar format, this course analyzes the causes, major players, events, and consequences of the French Revolution. It explores the significant ideas that influenced or arose out of the French Revolution and the effect these ideas have on our current understanding of politics, society, and human nature. It assesses the pivotal role Napoleon Bonaparte played in the French Revolution and the debate over whether he represents the fruition of, or the antithesis to, the Revolution. Finally, the course examines the concept of revolution, evaluating the description or definitions of revolutions, and similarities between the French and other modern or pre-modern revolution. Semester course, three hours.