The French Revolution and Napoleon. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Examines important individuals, events, and ideas of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. Explores the causes of the French Revolution; the political, social, and cultural changes it brought about; Napoleon’s rise to power and rule; and legacies of the era. Analyzes the development of nationalism and notions of rights. Investigates revolutionary debates over slavery and citizenship. Focuses on global dimensions of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.