GOV 312L Lecture 1: First Test Notes
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He wrote about america, but for france and europe. His family was from normandy, and he was conservative, with ties to the king. 1789: the french revolution: ran by moderates. His dad left, then returned and married another aristocrat. 1792 1795: the reign of terror. 1804 - 1814: napoleon"s rule: nobility was quiet. 1815: the bourbon restoration under louis xviii. They decide to leave for america to study prison reform. 1848: revolution, and a republic formed: louis napoleon elected president. 1851: louis napoleon decides he wants to be emperor. Key take aways: he had one foot in the old world, and one in the new, he has aristocratic instincts, but democratic tendencies, thought about america in terms of how it affects france. Grand theory of history: inequality equality. Throughout the history of france, it is progressing towards equality: feudal society clergy gain power law experts, 1270: equality triumphed with gift of nobility. Merit now played a bigger role than birth.
