Unit name | Europe's Age of Revolutions (Level I Lecture Response Unit) |
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Unit code | HIST20098 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Sheldon |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
‘There is only one serious matter in Europe and that is revolution’ wrote the Austrian statesman von Metternich in 1832. Many Europeans agreed and much of the history of the ‘long nineteenth century’ may be understood as a contest between the supporters and enemies of the principles of the French revolution of 1789. This unit examines the challenge of revolution and the reactions of established order through a study of the social and political contours of Europe’s age of revolution. Students will engage with the main events of the period – 1789, 1830, 1848 and 1870-71 as well as its political inventions and major structural features. The focus of the unit will be the comparative study of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary movements in Britain, France, Italy and Germany. We will also examine sources for the history of this period ranging from works of political theory through to studies of art and iconography.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Weekly:
1 x two-hour interactive lecture
1 x one-hour workshop
One 3000 word summative essay (50%) and one two-hour exam (50%). Both elements will assess ILOs 1-4.
J. Sperber, Revolutionary Europe 1780-1850 (2000)
K.M. Baker and D. Edelstein eds., Scripting Revolution (2015)
D. Armitage and S. Subrahmanyam eds., The Age of Revolutions in Global Context (2010)
R. Evans, The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914 (2016)
E. Hobsbawm, How to Change the World (2011)
W. Doyle, Origins of the French Revolution (1999)