Eric Hobsbawm’s The Age of Revolution<\/i>\u00a0describes the process and results of the “dual revolution” of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century. \u00a0According to Hobsbawm, this revolution — comprising the “more political French and the industrial (British) revolution” (2) — represented “the triumph not of ‘industry’ as such, but of capitalist<\/i>\u00a0industry; not of liberty and equality in general but of middle class <\/i>or ‘bourgeois<\/i>‘ liberal <\/i>society; not of ‘the modern economy’ or ‘the modern state’, but of the economies and states in a particular geographical region of the world” (1).<\/p>\n
Using evidence drawn from Hobsbawm and at least three of our primary source readings, write a short (3-5 page) essay that presents an argument in which you agree or disagree with Hobsbawm’s statement. \u00a0Had “capitalist industry” and “middle class society” triumphed by the middle of the nineteenth century? \u00a0What about conservatism, socialism, and nationalism? \u00a0How did these various ways of seeing the world shape the society that emerged in the wake of the dual revolution? \u00a0In answering this question, be sure to provide an adequate definition of the relevant terms, while considering the ways in which both the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution provided not only the means by which liberalism would emerge triumphant, but also the means through which that triumph could and would be challenged. \u00a0Do not feel the need to answer every question posed; instead, use the questions to stimulate an original argument of your own that assesses the outcomes of the dual revolution.<\/p>\n
Your essay should present a clearly defined thesis statement that is then supported by evidence drawn from any of the course readings. \u00a0You are NOT permitted to use outside research. \u00a0Your essay should utilize a citation method. \u00a0If you choose to use parenthetical citations, remember to include a bibliography. \u00a0Essays should be double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman with 1″ margins all around. \u00a0Essays are due by 5:00p on Friday, March 1 by e-mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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