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France, 1660-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Napoleon

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21H.346
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2011English
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This course covers French politics, culture, and society from Louis XIV to Napoleon Bonaparte. Attention is given to the growth of the central state, the beginnings of a modern consumer society, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, including its origins, and the rise and fall of Napoleon.

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