HIST209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Absolute Monarchy, Aristocracy, Immanuel Kant

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HIST209 Lecture Notes Monday 26th February 2018
The Long 19th Century
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- Main lady represents (named Marianne) the French version of Lady Liberty.
- Way she is dressed is a representation of freedom.
The Long 19th Century
- Overview:
o French Revolution (1798) to the First World War (1914-1918)
- Wh eolutioa Euope?
o Revolution is a consistent theme
- Phrase coined by Hobsbawm
Hobsbawm and the Long 19thC
- Ei Hosa helped oi the phase log ieteeth etu
- Refers to a particular historical era
- French Revolution in 1789 defines the next 125 years for Europe and the world
French Revolution
- Revolution in France:
o Brings an end to absolutism
o Ends feudalism
o Tasitios old fo old to e
o Ushers in new era of popular movements
French Revolution and the new era
- New ideologies
- New economic system: Capitalism
- New state: More centralised
- New social order
Consistent Themes
- Revolution
- Ideologies
- Changing political geography of Europe
- Continuities
Revolution
- 1789 to mid-19thC
o Period of intense revolutionary activity
- “tats ith Feh ‘eolutio, ut goes ial to othe pats of Euope
- Mid-to-late-19thC:
o Revolutionary activities decrease
- Long 19thC witnesses unprecedented change
- Revolutionary fever spread like a virus during this time
Ideologies
- Iss ae ideologies
- Ideologies underpin revolution
- Used to oilise people, oeets
- Ideologies dominant in this period
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