Comparative Perspectives on the French Revolution

Undergraduate / Graduate

In this course we will read major works of political theory and history that interpret the French Revolution through comparisons with revolutionary (or non-revolutionary) moments in other countries (Great Britain, United States, Haiti, Russia). The main readings with be Reflections on the Revolution in France (Edmund Burke), On Revolution (Hannah Arendt), The Black Jacobins (C.L.R. James), and The Furies (Arno Mayer).