Roll call for 2012?

[zombiesatemybrain]

It seems like every subject has one of these so...

Who is doing Revs in 2012?

Which revolutions are you studying?

[Iniquity]

Oooh, me!

We're studying the Russian and French revolutions. What about you?

[zombiesatemybrain]

Russian and Chinese revolutions.

[osgood]

Me! The French and the Russian, would have loved to study the Chinese revolution though 

[s.ay]

ah me! Russian and French

[Jacko]

Me! French and Russian.

[zzzzzzzz]

I'm doing American and French revs!

[saheh]

French and Russian
...They seem the most popular

[leroy]

French and Russian! Although I would have loved to do the Chinese Revolution...
What textbook/s are people using?

[Iniquity]

French and Russian! Although I would have loved to do the Chinese Revolution...
What textbook/s are people using?

We're using Analysing the Russian Revolution, Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1894-1924, Analysing the French Revolution, and France in Revolution.

[saheh]

We're using Analysing the Russian Revolution, Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1894-1924, Analysing the French Revolution, and France in Revolution.

Are the ones besides the analyzing books any good? (if that makes sense :p)
I'm looking at finding a few more resources for revs besides the analyzing French/Russian
Ones

[Iniquity]

We're using Analysing the Russian Revolution, Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1894-1924, Analysing the French Revolution, and France in Revolution.

Are the ones besides the analyzing books any good? (if that makes sense :p)
I'm looking at finding a few more resources for revs besides the analyzing French/Russian
Ones

I'm not too sure, actually. The year 12s are still on camp, so we haven't had a History lesson yet. I'm hopeless at figuring out stuff on my own.

I would assume they're pretty useful, though, since we were told to read certain chapters of Reaction and Revolution on the holidays, and not of Analysing the Russian Revolution.

[Menang]

I used Lynch's Reaction and Revolution in 2010, it was amazing. I loved that book. So small I could carry it around everywhere with me (I was legit that nerdy history kid that brought my textbook everywhere) and the summary diagrams are legendary. Malone's Analyzing the Russian Revolution isn't too bad either, but imo you really can't beat Lynch.

Analyzing the French Revolution (Adcock, I assume?) isn't great. I found it a little vague on the chronology, especially from the 1792-4 stage. However, I recommend the chapter on Pre-Revolutionary France. From memory, he gives a great description for things like the three estates, the culture of deference and how the monarchy held on the power. Fenwick and Anderson's Liberating France is much better for most of the course though.

[leroy]

In terms of checkpoint type books, what do people know of and recommend?

[saheh]

I used Lynch's Reaction and Revolution in 2010, it was amazing. I loved that book. So small I could carry it around everywhere with me (I was legit that nerdy history kid that brought my textbook everywhere) and the summary diagrams are legendary. Malone's Analyzing the Russian Revolution isn't too bad either, but imo you really can't beat Lynch.

Analyzing the French Revolution (Adcock, I assume?) isn't great. I found it a little vague on the chronology, especially from the 1792-4 stage. However, I recommend the chapter on Pre-Revolutionary France. From memory, he gives a great description for things like the three estates, the culture of deference and how the monarchy held on the power. Fenwick and Anderson's Liberating France is much better for most of the course though.

excellent!
I'm going to go into Academic and general and see what i can find this weekend.
Yeah I'm not a fan of Adcock's Analyzing French rev, it is a bit bland and the ideas are a bit scattered, but the 3 estates bit was the most clear, you're right :p
And I like to go through other textbooks to clarify ideas...
A girl in my class has that Leading Edge book, which I've never heard of :p

In terms of checkpoint type books, what do people know of and recommend?

I personally like checkpoints, I have them for almost every subject
The French Rev one I haven't really gone through, but it's Adcock's and it's grouped by AOS which is handy (: