HIST 566 (01) - Comparative Revolutions: How to Make a Revolution in the World before Marx

HIST 566 (01) - Comparative Revolutions: How to Make a Revolution in the World before Marx

Hon/RevolutionInWorld pre-Marx

Durham Liberal Arts::History
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 24 
Term:  Spring 2026 - Full Term (01/20/2026 - 05/04/2026)
CRN:  56753
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
This course in HOW TO MAKE A REVOLUTION (if you lived more than 100 years ago) will ask why the Sea Beggars flooded Holland, the Levellers dug up the Commons, and Black Loyalists fled the independent Americans after their revolution. The class asks how slaves in Haiti defeated Napoleon's troops, utopian socialists built a railway around a cross at the center of Europe, and Marx rallied the workers of the world to unite. Course meets the History major requirements for Group II.
Only the following students: Honors College Admit, Honors Program
Attributes:  Writing Intensive Course, World Cultures(Discovery), Honors course
Instructors:  Addis Mason

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/20/2026 5/4/2026 MW 3:10pm - 4:30pm KING N133