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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!
There are many good resouces linked on the BMS French Revolution website and the website entitled Liberty, Equality, Fraternity .
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.
Operation Parricide: Sade, Robespierre, and the French Revolution
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. |
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.
Websites for Women in/after the French Revolution:
9 Women/French Rev. 4/2 The political activism of women in the French. Revolution had come to an end. Ideas and Ideals about Women.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES Blood Sisters: The French Revolution in Women's Memory, published by Basic ... Since official government policy after the execution of Marie Antoinette ...
Petition of the Women of the Third Estate to the King.
Olympe de Gouges: Declaration of the Rights of Women, 1789.
The Trial of Olympe de Gouges, 1793-94
Economics of the Revolution. A chart of what people earned and how much it cost to buy enough bread to live.
Madame de Remusat: Remembrances of Napoleon
Women in the French Revolution
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.
Timeline of the French Revolution: It's a geocities site, but it gives good information in an accessible fromat..
Journal Articles from JSTOR:
Note: 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.
The Economic and Social Origins of the French Revolution Henri See The Economic History Review, Vol. 3, No. 1. (Jan., 1931), pp.1-15.
Women Workers, State-Sponsored Work, and the Right to Subsistence During the French Revolution Lisa DiCaprio The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 71, No. 3. (Sep., 1999), pp. 519-551.
Public Virtue and Public Women: Prostitution in Revolutionary Paris, 1793-1794 Susan P. Conner Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2. (Winter, 1994-1995), pp. 221-240.
| 944.04 | Williams, Gwyn A. | Artisans and Sans Culottes |
| 944.04 Y | Yalom, Marilyn. | Blood sisters: the French Revolution in women's memory. |
| 944.04 L | Lefebvre, Georges. | The coming of the French Revolution. |
| 944.04 K | Kennedy, Emmet | A cultural history of the French Revolution. |
| 944.04 H | Hibbert, Christopher. | The days of the French Revolution |
| 944.04 C | Cobb, Richard. | The French and Their Revolution: Selected Writings. |
| 944.04 B | The French Revolution. | |
| 944.04 T | Thompson, James Matthew. | The French Revolution. |
| 362.5 F | Forrest, Alan I. | The French Revolution and the poor. |
| 944.04 P | Palmer, R. R. | Twelve Who Ruled: the year of the Terror in the French Revolution. |
| 301.41 B | Boulding, Elise. | The Underside of History: a View of Women through Time. |
| 944.04 C | Cobb, Richard | Voices of the French Revolution. |
| 944.04 B | Bernier, Olivier. | Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood: the Mob, the Monarch, and the French Revolution. |
Analytical Essay: Age of Revolution or Age of Thomas Paine?
These are the times that try men's souls
From JStor:
The Forgotten Prophet: Tom Paine's Cosmopolitanism and International Relations Thomas C. Walker International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 1. (Mar., 2000), pp. 51-72.
Thomas Paine: Ransom, Civil Peace, and the Natural Right to Welfare (in Foundings of America) John W. Seaman Political Theory, Vol. 16, No. 1. (Feb., 1988), pp. 120-142.
Clerical Perspectives on Deism: Paine's The Age of Reason in Virginia James H. Smylie Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2. (Winter, 1972-1973), pp. 203-220.
Books:
| RESSol973.4 C | Cousins, Norman. ed. | "In God we trust": the religious belief and ideas of the American founding fathers |
| 940.2 D | Critical issues in history: the age of revolution, 1770-1870. | |
| 940.28 H | Hobsbawm, Eric J. | The age of revolution. |
Analytical Essay: Haitian Revolution
Books on Reserve:
| 972.94 F | Fick, Carolyn | The Making of Haiti: the Saint Domingue Revolution from Below. |
| 972.9 T | Gaspar, David Berry, David Patrick Geggus | 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. |
French Revolution II
Search the text to find relevant material
Slavery and the Haitian Revolution
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
See relevant websites under Haitian Revolution above.
Latin America Lots of information about the Wars of Independence. Investigate the links.
South American Wars of Independence
Names in Latin American Independence:
Juan Domingo Monteverde
Francisco de Miranda
Simon Bolivar
José Tomás Boves
José de San Martín
Fulgencio Yegros
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
José Gervasio Artigas
Rafael del Riego y Nuñez
Martín Cortés
Agustín de Iturbide
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
From Jstor:
Charles W. Arnade, Arthur P. Whitaker, Bailey W. Diffie Journal of Inter-American Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr., 1960), pp. 125-144 Published by: School of International Studies, University of Miami
Michael P. CosteloeThe Americas, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Apr., 1982), pp. 431-448Published by: Academy of American Franciscan History
The American Revolution and Latin America: An Essay in Imagery, Perceptions, and Ideological Influence Robert Freeman Smith Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 20, No. 4. (Nov., 1978), pp. 421-441.
Blood and Debt: War and Taxation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America Miguel Angel Centeno The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 102, No. 6. (May, 1997), pp. 1565-1605.
The Latin View of the Monroe Doctrine (in Present Status of the Monroe Doctrine) Leopold Grahame Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 54, International Relations of the United States. (Jul., 1914), pp. 57-62.
From Project Muse:
The Language of Liberation: Slave Voices in the Wars of Independence, Blanchard, Peter 1946- Hispanic American Historical Review - 82:3, August 2002, pp. 499-523 - Article [View HTML]
From Expanded Academic:
Latin Americas total war: Peter H. Wilson revisits the War of the Triple Alliance, Latin America's bloodiest conflict. (Chronology)(Critical Essay). Peter H. Wilson. History Today 54.5 (May 2004): p52(8).
Freeing Spanish America: Mixed blessing.(Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin )(Brief Article). The Economist (US) 353.8151 (Dec 25, 1999): p56.
From the Edith Hamilton Library:
| 322.5 L | Loveman, Brian. | For la Patria: politics and the armed forces in Latin America. |
| REF 918.0303.E | Encyclopedia of Latin America. |
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| 921 Bolivar | Sherwell, Guillermo Antonio. | Simon Bolívar (the Liberator) -- patriot, warrior, statesman, father of five nations: a sketch of his life and his work |
| 921 Bolivar | Frank, Waldo. | Birth of a world: Bolivar in terms of his peoples. |
| 921 Bolivar | Trend, John Brande. | Bolivar and the independence of Spanish America. |
| ResSmi980 H | Harvey, Robert. | Liberators: Latin America's struggle for independence, 1810-1830. |
| REF 980 E | Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture |
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| 980.02 L | Lynch, John. | The Spanish American revolutions, 1808-1826. |
| 980.02 W | The Wars of Independence in Spanish America. |
National Anthems as expressions of Nationalism
Country |
Name of Anthem |
Year Adopted |
Lyricist |
Composer |
 Argentina |
"Himno Nacional Argentino" ("Argentine National Anthem") |
1813 |
Vicente López y Planes |
Blas Parera |
 Bolivia |
"Himno Nacional de la República de Bolivia" ("National Anthem of the Republic of Bolivia") |
1851 |
José Ignacio de Sanjinés |
Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti |
 France |
"La Marseillaise" ("The Song of Marseille") |
1795 |
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
 Venezuela |
“Gloria al Bravo Pueblo" ("Glory to the Brave People") |
1881 |
Vicente Salias |
Juan José Landaeta |
Click on the title of the Anthem to go the Wikipedia site for a short background on the anthem and the words in the original language as well as in English.
Journal Articles:
Karen A. Cerulo Sociological Forum, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun., 1993), pp. 243-271 Published by: Springer Karen A. Cerulo Social Forces, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Sep., 1989), pp. 76-99Published by: University of North Carolina Press
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