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This course explores fundamental questions about the causes and nature of revolutions by looking at how people overthrow their rulers and establish new governments.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
361 years
Units & Quizzes
13
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
Considers a set of major political transformations throughout the world and across centuries to understand the meaning of revolution and evaluate its impact. Examines how revolutionaries have attempted to establish their ideals and realize their goals. Asks whether radical upheavals require bloodshed, violence, or even terror. Seeks to explain why some revolutions succeed and others fail. Materials include the writings of revolutionaries, declarations and constitutions, music, films, art, novels, memoirs, and newspapers.
Course Currilcum
- The Ouster of Mubarak in Egypt January-February 2011 Unlimited
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- Britain’s Fatal Triumph Unlimited
- Race and Revolution Unlimited
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- Endings and Beginnings Unlimited
- The Making of a Caribbean Plantation Colony Unlimited
- The Free People of Color Unlimited
- The Slave Revolts Unlimited
- Final Freedom? Unlimited
- The Road to Independence: Toussaint Louverture’s Story Unlimited
- Achieving Statehood: Haiti Among the Powers of the Earth Unlimited
