Revolutionary and Napoleonic France
Proposed to be next offered in 1998
David Garrioch
8 points
* Two lectures and one tutorial per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prohibited combination: FRN3280
Objectives Students completing this subject should be familiar with the key events of the French Revolution and with its legacy to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They should have reflected on the nature and consequences of revolutionary upheaval, and be aware of the main interpretations of the revolution.
Synopsis The French Revolution was one of the most extraordinary political and social experiments in European history. This subject studies the course of the revolution and the subsequent attempts, between 1795 and 1815, to resolve the issues it raised. Special attention will be given to popular protest and its causes, to the significance of religious conflict, to the relationship between Paris and the provinces, to women's role in the revolution and to the social and economic background of political divisions. The historiographical debates over the nature and course of the revolution will be studied closely, and attention will be given to its longer-term legacy.
Assessment second year Short exercises (500 words): 15%
* Short
essay (1500 words): 25%
* Long essay (2500 words): 35%
* Examination
(1.5 hours): 25%
* Students may submit an additional 1500-word essay in
place of an examination.
Assessment third year Short exercises (500 words): 10%
* Literature
survey (1000 words): 20%
* Research essay (3000 words): 45%
*
Examination (1.5 hours): 25%
* Students may submit an additional 1500-word
essay in place of an examination.
Recommended texts
Doyle W The Oxford history of the French Revolution OUP, 1989
Forrest A The French Revolution Blackwell, 1995
Hobsbawm E J Echoes of the Marsaillaise Verso, 1990
Jones P Reform and revolution
Lewis G The French Revolution: Rethinking the debate Routledge, 1993
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