HISA04H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Culottes, Peter Linebaugh, Marcus Rediker
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It"s all about thinking about the connection of the revolution to the. Emergence of capitalism, not so much about the actual events. Historiography explains the connection between these three revolutions and the kind of capitalism that emerges. Good books for book report: barrington moore, jr. social origins of dictatorship and democracy (1966). Brian manning, the english people and the english revolution (1976) Peter linebaugh and marcus rediker, the many headed hydra: the hidden history of the. Common features for each revolution were the fact that each revolution was led by propertied classes (bourgeois revolution). Additionally, in each case, radical undercurrent was provided by the lower sort (peasants, slaves, urban working people). The property owning classes the power needed to mobilize the ordinary people, but by doing so, they change the demands of the revolution to accommodate the working people as well (became more democratic.
