HIST 362 - History of Paris

Credits: 3

This course surveys the political, cultural and social history of Paris from the late Middle Ages through contemporary times. Among the topics to be covered are the roles of the Catholic Church and the French monarchy in the city’s affairs; the growth in population beginning in the seventeenth century; the city’s history of revolutions from 1789 through 1871; and long-term developments in architecture and urban planning. Among the political and cultural figures to be examined are Etienne Marcel, Henri IV, Louis XVI, Maximilien Robespierre, Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Louis Michel and Simone de Beauvoir. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level history course and sophomore standing.

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