Credit Weight: 0.5 Prerequisite(s): History 1100 or permission of the instructor Description: A survey of modern French history from the French Revolution to the downfall of the Second Empire. The content is organized chronologically and thematically and concentrates on major developments in politics, ideology, society and culture. The study of key events or phenomena will provide a clear comprehension of the main historical forces at work. More specifically, one of the aims of this course will be to understand the alternation of revolutionary outbreaks and conservative reactions from the French revolution to the Commune in 1870. The lectures will be supported by the study of selected historical and historiography documents. Offering: 3-0; or 3-0
