HISTORY 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Georges Lefebvre, Lynn Hunt, Annales School
7 Jun 2017
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Influence of the enlightenment (pocock) (rousseau; american revolution 1776) Socio-economic inequality at root of demand for change: entrenched privileges for the nobility and church, fiscal system antiquated and abusive harshest on the poor, growing urban middling class, shut out of power, bad harvests 1788-1789. There is another way whereby governments are dissolved and that is when the legislative or the prince act in a way contract to the trust of the people. American revolution: a precedent to political action. Have the right to dismantle a government. Declaration of the rights of the citizen. Outline all the reasons why women posses same capacity. Women becoming politically engaged and active, yet being told it doesn"t apply to them. Bishops and priests elected by the people. The church was forced to swear oath of allegiance to france. Main focus was paris also clubs in france though. Born in 1754 from a legal family he was a lawyer.
