COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS
Al-Jabartî was highly critical of the French in Egypt because, from his perspective, they embraced the ideals of equality and liberty yet often placed restrictions on their meanings in practice. In what ways does Kakhovsky share this view? What does this suggest about contradictions in Napoleon’s method of rule and their long-term consequences?
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Compare the political principles of Metternich and Kakhovsky. How did they differ? How were their differences rooted in the legacy of the French Revolution and Napoleonic conquests?
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Kakhovsky targets Tsar Alexander’s political views as a cause of the Decembrist rebellion. How did Metternich seek to shape these views and their translation into practice?
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What do both Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads and the Beethoven reviews suggest about broader changes in popular culture in the early nineteenth century? In what ways did their work tap into these changes and channel them in new directions?
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