POLI-1007EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: French Fries, Continuity Thesis, Cultural Hegemony
4 Jul 2020
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Revolution & modern politics: mid-18th to 19th: emergence of modern politics, focus on france: easiest, most radical state. Introduction: painting la libert guidant le people delacroix. Long struggle for freedom: drawing unit , indivisibilit de la r publique. Guillotine, tribunal r volutionnaire terror: completely different definition of french revolution ! Historiography: historians engaged in a long and on-going political debate after 1789: Argument = the desire to make table rasa (to break with the past) would lead to disaster: looking back on occasion of great invents": re-interpretation. Finally, people were free and used the scientific insight to create a good and modern world which responded to their needs and interests. In 1889, age of rise of wealthy bourgeoisie, organization of impressive world exhibition in paris. Eiffel tower was built in iron, as a symbol of modernity. 1917: questioning of influence of 1789 on wwi.
