HIST536  - History of the Enlightenment

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This course is a study of the major social, political and cultural changes in Europe from the death of Louis XIV to the fall of Napoleon. Topics include the intellectual history of the Enlightenment, the causes of the Revolution, the development of radical ideologies, social and political instability, the French impact on Europe, and the achievements of Napoleon as civil administrator, military strategist, and commander.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/05/09 - 03/28/10 04/05/10 - 07/25/10 Spring 2010 Session A - 16 Week session
11/30/09 - 04/25/10 05/03/10 - 08/22/10 Spring 2010 Session K - 16 Week session
12/28/09 - 05/30/10 06/07/10 - 09/26/10 Spring 2010 Session C - 16 Week session
01/25/10 - 06/27/10 07/05/10 - 10/24/10 Summer 2010 Session A - 16 Week session
02/22/10 - 07/25/10 08/02/10 - 11/21/10 Summer 2010 Session K - 16 Week session
03/29/10 - 08/29/10 09/06/10 - 12/26/10 Summer 2010 Session C - 16 Week session
04/26/10 - 09/26/10 10/04/10 - 01/23/11 Fall 2010 Session A - 16 Week session
05/31/10 - 10/24/10 11/01/10 - 02/20/11 Fall 2010 Session K - 16 Week session
06/28/10 - 11/28/10 12/06/10 - 03/27/11 Fall 2010 Session C - 16 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism
ISBN: 0393313026
Publication Info: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1995

Book Title: The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom, Vol. 2
ISBN: 0393313662
Publication Info: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1996

Book Title: Napoleon
ISBN: 0451627989
Publication Info: N A L , 1966

Book Title: Oxford History of the French Revolution
ISBN: 019925298X
Publication Info: Oxford University Press, August 2003

Book Title: Scientific Revolution : Aspirations and Achievements, 1500-1700
ISBN: 1573925462
Publication Info: Humanity Books

 
 
 

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