Revolutions in the Modern World

3 credits · Undergraduate

Age of Democratic Revolution to the Arab Spring. U.S., French, Haitian, Russian, Iranian Revolutions. Overthrow of traditional regimes; invention of revolutionary states. Democracy, rights, Marxism. Nature of legal, social, and economic change. Radicalization and violence. Global influence and legacy. Offered on a graded basis only. [3] (INT)