History 5, Fall 2010
Outline: Lecture XIII
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7 October 2010
The French Revolution (1789-1792)
I.
Introduction: Revolution as a world historical process
A. Revolutionary narratives
B. The English and American Revolutions
C. European Revolutions; the Brabant, Italy, Germany, Spain
D. The Caribbean: Haiti and the first successful slave revolt
E. International Revolutions: Europe, South and Central America, China
II.
The Coming of a Crisis
A. The Fiscal Crisis of the State
B. The Constitutional Crisis of the State in its Social Context
III.
Crisis becomes Revolution: The Liberal and constitutional phase (Liberty and
equality as central issues)
A. Phases: our view and theirs: “The Owl of Minerva flies at dusk” (Hegel)
B. The calling of the Estates General leads to further crises
1.The
Cahier de Doleances
2. How to vote: “Doubling the Third”
3. January 1789: Abbe Sieyes’ What is the Third Estate
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