John merriman, who received his phd at the university of michigan, teaches french and modern european history. A specialist in nineteenth century french history, merriman earned his ph. Yet despite the deaths of thousands of communards and their supporters, this bloodbath has slipped into the shadows of history. Yale s philosophy of teaching and learning begins with the aim of training a broadly based, highly disciplined intellect without specifying in advance how th. John merriman department of history at yale university. He is the author of many books, including the margins of city life. The repression of the left in revolutionary france, 18481851 1978. The life and death of the paris commune was published by basic books in new york in 2014 and by yale university press in great britain. Specializing in french and modern european history, he received his ph. The life and death of the paris commune, was published by basic books in new york and yale university press in london. John merriman is charles seymour professor of history at yale university.
Morgane cadieu assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies 8290 wall street, room 320 morgane. From the renaissance to the present 9780393968859 by merriman, john and a great selection of similar new, used. Three of the principal themes of the course will be national identity. His publications include the agony of the republic. The repression of the left in revolutionary france, 18481851, a history of modern europe since the renaissance, and police stories. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of france. France since 1871 hist 276 professor merriman lists the books on the syllabus, and offers a brief precis of each of them. John merriman department of history, yale university. The life and death of the paris commune, john merriman, charles seymour professor of history at yale university, presents a powerful narrative history of the paris commune that. He has been awarded a doctorat honoris causa in france. John mustard merriman born 1946 is a charles seymour professor of history at yale university.
It was published in portuguese translation in brazil and in dutch, spanish, and chinese. John merriman, the charles seymour professor of history at yale. Sewall teaching prize in 2000, and was awarded a docteur honoris causa in france in 2002, and the medal of meritorious service to polish education medal kimisji edukacji narodowej awarded by the ministry of education of poland in 2009. Merriman has another book in press as well, a collection of essays from english. John merriman department of french yale university. Acclaimed yale historian merriman a history of modern europe has written an exhaustively researched and valuable chronicle of balazuc where he spends part of the year, using the small village. John merriman is the charles seymour professor of history at yale university.
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