This course explores transformative moments in history in order to understand their underlying causes and their social, cultural, political, and economic impacts on human beings and their societies. Each topic introduces students to the diverse ways historians practice their craft and seek understanding of the past and historical change so that they develop a deeper appreciation of what history "is" and "does" by considering multiple means of exploring and making sense of the past.
This technical drawing and plan of The Bastille in Paris, France, was created and printed by unknown hands in Italy, likely in 1789. Original in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, from the collection of Carl de Vinck. Reproduced from the Stanford University digital collection French Revolution Images: Iconography from the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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