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13 Mar 2006
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The debate on the trial and the condemnation of Louis XVI during the 18th century and their consequences

Thesis - 8 pages - Modern history

At first the king seemed inclined to work with the revolution and to try to solve the problems. But the influence of the queen and of the courtiers were too strong. He was encouraged by them to disregard all promises he had made and sought to flee from France in order to obtain aid against the...

11 Nov 2002
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The emergence of new forms of nationalism between 1848 and 1914

Essay - 9 pages - Modern history

Defining nationalism before considering its development and emergence in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th is useful because it offers us a good base for a greater comprehension of the phenomenon during this period of time. As Michael Hughes correctly points out in...

01 Nov 2002
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Why did not French women obtain the right to vote before 1944?

Thesis - 10 pages - Modern history

France was the first country to establish male universal suffrage but one of the last Western states to institute Universal Suffrage: French women were not granted the right to vote before 1944. Many historians have pointed out this apparent anomaly and have used the idea of “le retard...

01 Nov 2002
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Women's life in North-Western China under the Tang dynasty

Thesis - 5 pages - Medieval history

This essay focuses on Chinese women from North-Western China (the Chinese part of the Silk Road) under the Tang dynasty (618-907). It describes the main outlines of their everyday life, and study more closely the impact of the Silk Road - and its related cultural interactions - on their lives. In...