The Age of Revolution: 1776-1847

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This course focuses on the Age of Revolution, from 1776 – 1848. Beginning with the question of whether the American Revolution fits the modern model of “Revolution”, the course will spend most of its time on the European continent with the French Revolution and its successors. The Industrial Revolution also serves as a critical antecedent and participant in this Revolutionary drama. This is not just a course on political revolutions, but situates revolutionary upheaval and violence in the context of family, religion, and art