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Americas in the Revolutionary Era
24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture
Course No. 8617
Taught by Marshall C. Eakin
Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
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144 MP3 files, 291 MB (approx 2 MB ea)
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01-01 Revolutions and Wars for Independence
02-01 Origins of Revolution in the Atlantic World
03-01 Colonial Empires on the Eve of Revolution
04-01 The "North" American Revolution Emerges
05-01 From Lexington and Concord to Yorktown
06-01 The Radicalism of the American Revolution
07-01 Slave Rebellion in St. Domingue
08-01 The Haitian Revolution
09-01 Seeds of Rebellion in Spanish America
10-01 Napoleon Invades Spain and Portugal
11-01 Francisco de Miranda - The Precursor
12-01 Simon Bolivar - The Liberator
13-01 Liberating Northern South America
15-01 Bernardo O'Higgins and Chile
16-01 Liberating Peru
17-01 Mexico - Race and Class Warfare
18-01 Mexico - Empire and Chaos
19-01 Brazil - A Royal Revolution?
20-01 Failed Movements in the Caribbean
21-01 The British West Indies and Canada
22-01 The Strange Case of Paraguay
23-01 Revolutions Made and Unmade
24-01 The Aftermath of Independence
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What common roots did these revolutionary movements share? What role did such events as the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and the French Revolution play? How did the "radicalism" of the U.S. revolution affect other European colonies in the Western Hemisphere? How did Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion and occupation of Spain spark revolts across Spanish America?
The Americas' "Other" Revolutions and Founding Fathers
Beginning with the revolution in our own 13 colonies, these lectures examine the uprisings and invasions that created the independent nation of Haiti in 1804; the wars for independence in Spanish South America; the bloody uprisings that led to Mexican independence; and the relatively bloodless revolt in Brazil. You will also consider "counterexamples," nations that failed to become independent or followed unusual patterns, such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, the British West Indies, and Paraguay.
The Individuals Who Shaped Our Hemisphere
Professor Marshall C. Eakin is ideally suited to lead this fascinating excursion across so many cultures. Originally a student of both anthropology and history before focusing on the latter, he has worked, lived, studied, and done research across all of Latin America since he was a high school student. As Professor Eakin points out, "structures and institutions matter, but history is made by individuals." The significant figures you will meet, whose stories are brought to life in episodes that are often as surprising as they are fascinating, include:
The colorful Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald, the British naval mercenary whose key role in helping to win the independence of Brazil, Chile, and Peru included managing to steal the Peruvian flagship during an important battle.
The Human Side of the Quest for Independence
Throughout these lectures, as Professor Eakin explores the forces that shaped each nation's path to independence, he never allows you to forget that these forces ultimately translate into the events of people's lives. He brings his perspective down to ground level, spanning oceans and mountain ranges to translate those forces into dramatic events, including:
A riveting portrait of life among the slaves of what was then known as Saint Domingue (later Haiti), including the conditions of their plight and the brutal Code Noir under which they lived. The Haitian revolt remains to this day the only successful slave rebellion in the hemisphere: the nightmare that white slaveholders had always feared.
This 24-lecture course is both grand drama and an absorbing intellectual exercise in comparative history. At the end of these lectures, you will have a detailed understanding of how our hemisphere took shape, and why.
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