The Age of Revolution
—Forces of Change
—Cultural change – change in intellectual thought – Enlightenment
—Political thought – challenged government
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau – government based on general will
—Gap between leaders and thinkers – this isn’t a good precedent
—Also encouraged economic/social change
—New businesspeople challenged old aristocracy
—New power structure vs. old economic values
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