Hi Miles,
Tempting, VERY tempting ! Actually, I probably will work in some Milton, especially since the archetype of the Doomed Prince is quite widespread.
I'll see if I can track down a copy of it. The American Revolution might be a good focus for the advanced class, but I am somewhat concerned about the lack of knowledge most of my students will likely have about it - we don't teach that much American history up here anymore in high school, so I can't count on any basic knowledge (outside of Mel Gibson's Patriot ).
One case I do want to look at in the advanced course, and probably touch on in the 2nd year one, is the two Riel Rebellions. I'm in discussions right now with a colleague on looking at Canadian policy towards our First Nations and Metis through a COIN lens, and that will give me a chance to workshop some of our ideas.
Some of the other ones I'm considering are:
- the 16th century bce nationalist revolt in Egypt (Kahmose and Ahmose)
- Sertorius
- Zenobia of Palmyra and the Barracks Emperors period
- The Maccabean Revolt,
- Wat Tyler
- The German Bauernkrieg
Right now, it's still pretty much up in the air, though.
Cheers,
Marc
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