Information Package / Course Catalogue
Comparative History of Revolutions
Course Code: SBK207
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To provide students with a perspective on history through ruptures and continuities in history.

Course Content

Revolutions in diferent societies: Causes and Outcomes

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Having a theoretical perspective in the field of international politics.
2.Analyzing revolutions through a comparative history perspective.
3.To acquire the ability to analyze social and economic issues.
4.To have knowledge of the major theories in the field of history.
5.Gaining perspective on ruptures and continuities in modern history
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Devrimler ve Karşı Devrimler Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul: Gelişim Yayınları, 1975.
2.Michael D. Richards, Dünya Tarihinde Devrimler, İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2012.
3.Barrington Moore, Diktatörlüğün ve Demokrasinin Toplumsal Kökenleri: Çağdaş Dünyanın Yaratılmasında Soylunun ve Köylünün Rolü, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 2003.
4.David Parker (Der.), Batı'da Devrimler ve Devrimci Gelenek 1560-1991, Ankara: Dost Yayınları, 2003.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts, Different Theoretical Approaches to Comparative History
Week 2 - Theoretical
Bourgeois Revolutions: Concepts and Different Approaches
Week 3 - Theoretical
1640 English Revolution
Week 4 - Theoretical
American Revolution
Week 5 - Theoretical
1789 French Revolution
Week 6 - Theoretical
A Comparison of Bourgeois Revolutions: Causes and Outcomes-I
Week 7 - Theoretical
A Comparison of Bourgeois Revolutions: Causes and Outcomes-II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Age of Revolutions: 1820-1830-1848
Week 9 - Theoretical
1871 Paris Commune
Week 10 - Theoretical
Constitutional Revolutions Wave: 1905 Russia, 1906 Iran, 1908 Ottoman
Week 11 - Theoretical
A Comparison of Constitutional Revolutions: Causes and Outcomes
Week 12 - Theoretical
1917 October Revolution
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chinese Revolution
Week 14 - Theoretical
Revolutions in Latin America
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%35
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
4
3
4
3
OÇ-4
5
5
3
4
2
OÇ-5
5
5
3
4
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026