Category Archives: Comparative Revolutions

So you say you want a revolution?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by briansandberg

“To those who would change the world, the [French] Revolution still offers a script continuously elaborated and extended—in parliaments and prisons; in newspapers and manifestoes; in revolutions and repressions; in families, armies, and encounter groups. … To those who would … Continue reading →

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Declaring Rights

Posted on February 27, 2011 by briansandberg

Some thoughts on human rights and political rights as I prepare for my HIST 423 French Revolution and Napoleon discussions this week on the constitutional guarantees debated and passed by the National Assembly in August and September 1789…. Consider the … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Studies Revolutions

Posted on February 20, 2011 by briansandberg

The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration has been consulting comparative revolutionary studies as it works to formulate responses to the protests in Egypt and across the Arab world. Read the article by Scott Wilson in the Washington Post.

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French and Egyptian Revolutions

Posted on February 19, 2011 by briansandberg

French historian David A. Bell examines the Egyptian Revolution through the history of the French Revolution. Read the article on Foreign Policy

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