<b>The Great Revolutions of Modern History</b> gives you new insights into the forces that have shaped our political and cultural world. Taught by Professor Lynne Ann Hartnett of Villanova University, these 24 eye-opening lessons take you back in time and around the world to examine some of history’s most momentous and influential political transformations, including world-changing movements in China, Mexico, India, Haiti, Africa, Russia, and more.
Overview
Syllabus
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- 01: Who Makes a Revolution?
- 02: Nationalism as Revolutionary Ideology
- 03: Mexico’s Revolution of Bullets and Myths
- 04: The Man Who Lost the Russian Revolution
- 05: Totalitarianism and Counterrevolution
- 06: The US Civil Rights Revolution
- 07: England’s Glorious Revolution
- 08: Samuel Adams: Apostle of American Liberty
- 09: The French Revolution: Fraternity and Terror
- 10: Haiti: Trailblazer of Democracy and Failure
- 11: The Industrial and Urban Revolutions
- 12: The Decembrist Wives of Imperial Russia
- 13: China’s Revolutionary Nationalism
- 14: The Women’s Revolution for the Right to Vote
- 15: Mao Zedong’s Revolutionary Road
- 16: Gandhi’s Revolutionary Nonviolence
- 17: The Cuban Revolution with Fidel and Che
- 18: The Revolutionary Year of 1968
- 19: The Counterculture Revolution
- 20: The Anti-Apartheid Movement as Revolution
- 21: Terrorism as Revolutionary Strategy
- 22: Iran’s Islamic Revolution
- 23: The Revolutionary Year of 1989
- 24: The TV Revolution in Your Living Room
Taught by
Lynne Ann Hartnett
