History of France since 1750

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The course will survey French history, beginning with the causes of the French Revolution, and continuing to the 21st century. The focus will be on France internally, with some attention to its empire. Major topics will include Paris as Europe's cultural capital, industrialization, gender/sexuality, the impact of the world wars and the Holocaust on France, and the rise of immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment in recent decades.