Category Archives: Revolts and Revolutions

Mubarak’s Trial and the Ongoing Egyptian Revolution

Posted on August 4, 2011 by briansandberg

Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak is currently being tried in Cairo, presenting a remarkable televised spectacle.  The Washington Post reports on the opening of the trial and Mubarak’s appearance in court. Many previous revolutionary movements have put their deposed leaders … Continue reading →

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Extremism in Europe

Posted on July 26, 2011 by briansandberg

The attacks in Norway have raised awareness of the threat posed by far-right extremist groups in Scandinavia and across Europe. Details are still emerging about the Norway attacks, but already Norwegians are reexamining their political culture, social structures, and laws.  … Continue reading →

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United States Debt Crisis and the French Revolution

Posted on July 24, 2011 by briansandberg

The current debt crisis in the United States in some ways echoes the financial crisis in monarchical France during the 1780s. French historian Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has published an interesting … Continue reading →

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Genealogist Challenges DAR

Posted on July 15, 2011 by briansandberg

Amateur genealogist Wayne Bates is challenging the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) over the rejection of his relative’s application for recognition of their ancestor as a veteran of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence. Wayne Bates … Continue reading →

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The New Mediterranean Geopolitics

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

French military intervention in the Libyan civil war has prompted new thinking about French military policies and about international politics in the Mediterranean region. Le Monde published a debate between several experts on Mediterranean culture and politics, including the historian … Continue reading →

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French Revolution on the Radio

Posted on April 3, 2011 by briansandberg

The French Revolution is featured in a recent episode of Milt Rosenberg’s Extension 720 on WGN Radio.  French historians David Jordan (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Paul Cheney (University of Chicago) are guests on the show. David Jordan has … Continue reading →

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Crisis Mapping of Conflict Zones

Posted on April 1, 2011 by briansandberg

The United Nations has launched an initiative to do “crisis mapping” of conflict zones, such as Libya, using social media online. The Chronicle of Higher Education has a story about how academics around the world are participating in the UN … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Man in the Age of Revolutions

Posted on April 1, 2011 by briansandberg

Professor Dena Goodman, a historian of women and gender in the Enlightenment and French Revolution at the University of Michigan, will be presenting a lecture on “Becoming a Man in the Age of Revolutions” at the Newberry Library in Chicago … Continue reading →

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Napoleonic War Finance in the Media

Posted on March 27, 2011 by briansandberg

Princeton economist Paul Krugman discusses war finance during the Napoleonic Wars in his New York Times blog. This short piece is based on an academic journal article published in the Journal of Economic History in 1991.  The article by professors … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Civil Conflict Comparatively

Posted on March 27, 2011 by briansandberg

As the Libyan civil conflict (or revolution if you prefer) continues, observers continue to struggle to make sense of the divisions within Libyan society.  Libyan and North African specialists obviously have much to contribute to analyzing this conflict, but considering … Continue reading →

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