12.5 1st year Professor P McPhee. 131-103 The Age of Revolutions A. Second semester Two lectures and a 1-hour tutorial (three hours in all). Students completing this subject should be able: to understand the general nature and significance of the French Revolution; to make critical comparative judgements about the nature of the American and French Revolutions; to use with discrimination terms such as revolution, capitalism, gender, bourgeoisie; to express clearly and document their own conclusions about the period. The French Revolution of 1789-1795 and a comparative study of its nature and significance in comparison with the American Revolution. One research essay of 2,000 words (40%), one review essay of 2,000 words (50%), tutorial participation (10%). Rude G The French Revolution, London, 1988 Countryman E The American Revolution London, 1985 Bailyn B The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (2nd ed. ) Harvard, 1992 12.5 Professor P McPhee. 131-103 The Age of Revolutions A. Second semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. Students completing this subject should be able: to understand the general nature and significance of the French Revolution; to make critical comparative judgements about the nature of the American and French Revolutions; to use with discrimination terms such as revolution, capitalism, gender, bourgeoisie; to express clearly and document their own conclusions about the period. The French Revolution of 1789-1795 and a comparative study of its nature and significance in comparison with the American Revolution. One research essay of 2,000 words (40 per cent); one review essay of 2,000 words (50 per cent); tutorial participation (10 per cent). Rude G The French Revolution, London, 1988 Countryman E The American Revolution London, 1985 Bailyn B The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (2nd ed. ) Harvard, 1992