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Political and Social Revolutions

Portfolio #1

Ms. Solberg

There are lots of great books, journal articles and websites available for you to use to complete this portfolio. If you need assistance in locating sources for this class or any other, don't hesitate to ask.

 

Music Analysis-National Anthems as expressions of Nationalism

Create Your Own DBQ-See Mrs. Solberg's links

 

Film Review: Danton

Websites:

There are many good resouces linked on the BMS French Revolution website and the website entitled Liberty, Equality, Fraternity .
 

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Much of use here, including memoires.

Travels in France. An intersting account of the state of the French people on the eve of the revolution.

Eyewitness to History: The Execution of Louis XVI

What is the Third Estate? Robespierre and the Reign of Terror. Good information and very nice reproductions of contemporary documents.

Maximilien Robespierre

Napoleonic Society

Operation Parricide: Sade, Robespierre, and the French Revolution

Danton, the movie

Georges Jacques Danton--links from Bartleby

Books:

921 Robespierre Carr, John Laurence. Robespierre; the force of circumstance.    New York, St. Martin's Press [1973, c1972]   
921 Robespierre Scurr, Ruth. Fatal purity : Robespierre and the French Revolution.    New York : Metropolitan Books, 2006.   
944.04 T Thompson, James Matthew, 1878- Robespierre and the French Revolution.    New York : Macmillan, 1953.   
973.3 W Winik, Jay, 1957- The great upheaval : America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800.    New York : Harper, c2007.   

Journal Articles:

       All sorts of articles are available from ProQuest, JSTOR, and Project Muse--all found on the Library's webpage by clicking 'Online Resources'. ProQuest and JStor are available from home, but Project Muse must be used in school.  These resources take some time to search, but full-texts of articles are always available from JSTOR and Project Muse, and frequently from ProQuest.

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Analytical Essay: Haitian Revolution

Books:

972.94 F

Fick, Carolyn The Making of Haiti: the Saint Domingue Revolution from Below. 

972.9 T

Gaspar, David Berry, and David Patrick Geggus, eds. A Turbulent Time: the French Revolution and the Greater Caribbean

972.94 J

James, C.L.R. The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. 

972.94 O

Ott, Thomas O. The Haitian Revolution, 1789-1804. 

972.94 T

Turck, Mary C. Haiti: Land of Inequality. 

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Websites:

History of Haiti

French Revolution II
Search the text to find relevant material

Slavery and the Haitian Revolution

Journal Articles:

Freedom and Oppression of Slaves in the Eighteenth-Century Caribbean
Arthur L. Stinchcombe   American Sociological Review , Vol. 59, No. 6. (Dec., 1994), pp. 911-929.

The Dilemma of the Rights of Man
Charles H. Wesley
Journal of Negro History , Vol. 38, No. 1. (Jan., 1953), pp. 10-26.

The Origins of Abolition in Santo Domingo
George W. Brown
Journal of Negro History , Vol. 7, No. 4. (Oct., 1922), pp. 365-376.

Liberty, Equility, Fraternity-search both Saint Domingue and Haiti.

Example of a Pamphlet from the French Revolution (a)

Example of a Pamphlet from the French Revolution(b)

Example of text of a French Revolution Pamphlet

 

Art Analysis--Images of Napoleon

If you choose any of the images Ms. Solberg mentioned, you can check The Grove Dictionary of Art

(Ref 703 D) for information on the artist.

Articles from JSTOR:

Here are just a few articles to get you started. There are many more in JSTOR. Also try Project Muse.

 

Music analysis--National Anthems as expressions of Nationalism.

For the lyrics and translations of the national anthems and in some cases helpful links try:

Gloria al Bravo Pueblo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

National Anthem of Bolivia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

La Marseillaise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Argentine National Anthem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

Background Information:

Encyclopedia of Latin America. (Ref 918 0303) This will give you an excellent background article on the Latin American countries.

Latin America 2008 (Ref 980 L)

 

Journal articles from JSTOR:

Here are just a few articles. Of course, you can search for articles that discuss the countries' history in more detail too.

Karen A. Cerulo Sociological Forum, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun., 1993), pp. 243-271

 

Websites:

Modern History Sourcebook: La Marseillaise, 1792

The symbols of the Republic and Bastille Day - The national anthem ...

 

La Marseillaise, l’Elysée.

national-anthems.org - History of anthems

Argentina National Anthem (Translation) - Himno Nacional South America

 

Bolivia National Anthem

Venezuela National Anthem

 

Revised November, 2010