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The French Revolution

By | Modern Civilization from 1750 - Present Lecture 1 of 10

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  • Spring 2009
  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
  • UCLA

Lecture Description

Please note, there is a technical problem with the sound for the first 6 and a half minutes.

Course Description

"Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th century, designed to further beginning students' general education, introduce them to ideas, attitudes, and institutions basic to Western civilization, and acquaint them, through reading and critical discussion, with representative contemporary documents and writings of enduring interest.

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Course Index

  1. The French Revolution
  2. The Enlightenment
  3. The French Revolution II
  4. 19th Century Europe
  5. Revolutionary Movements
  6. Nationalism and Nation States
  7. Imperiallism and Mass Politics
  8. The Enlightenment II
  9. World War I
  10. Duel Power
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