Revolution, social change and the making of modern Europe
Barbara Caine
8 points
* Two lectures and one tutorial per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have developed a knowledge of some of the new approaches involved in the recent historical literature on this period, a general understanding of some of the issues involved in thinking about the French and Industrial revolutions, nationalism, the modern state and about the concept of `modernity'. They should also have some understanding of gender in history.
Synopsis This subject will begin with a discussion of changing interpretations of the French and Industrial revolutions and their importance in the making of modern Europe. It will then explore a number of political and social developments: nationalism, liberalism, socialism and the making of modern states; the emergence of a class society, the importance of private and public spheres. Questions about gender in relation to citizenship, class and ideas of national identity will be discussed. The subject will attempt to indicate the connections between major political and social developments and intellectual and cultural ones, focussing on political thought and on some particular literary works. The subject will concentrate mainly on developments in Britain and in France.
Assessment second year Seminar discussion (10 minutes): 10%
*
Tutorial paper (1500 words): 25%
* Essay selected from essay list (3000
words): 35%
* Examination (1.5 hours): 30%
Assessment third year Seminar discussion (10 minutes): 10%
*
Literature review (1500 words): 25%
* Research essay (3000 words): 35%
* Examination (1.5 hours): 30%
Preliminary reading
Colley L Britons: Forging the nation 1992
Duby G and Perrot M (eds) A history of women in the west vol. 5 Emerging feminism to world war 1989
Hobsbawm E The age of revolution, 1789-1848 1962
Hobsbawm E The age of capital, 1848-1875 1975
Hunt L Politics, culture and class in the French 1984
Perrot M (ed.) A history of private life vol. 4 From the fires of revolution to the great war 1989
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