Use a semicolon. Semicolons are used to separate two independent clauses.
So it would something like:
"In the nineteenth century, the middle class participated in revolutions to establish liberalism; one way was through literature, and through the revolutions of 1848.
The beginning of your thesis sounds a little awkward though-try rewording it.
Is your thesis about how the middle class established liberalism or about how they participated in a lot of revolutions and as a result liberalism was established?
The last part about the revolution of 1848 is too vague. What did that do? Was it also about liberalism?
I have an essay and this is one part of my thesis...
"In the nineteenth century, some ways the middle class participated in revolutions was by establishing liberalism, one way was through literature, and through the revolutions of 1848."
I wasn't sure if the "one way was through literature" should be in parenthesis or something else. I was thinking that parenthesis were too informal, but I am not positive. Would parenthesis work in this formal essay or should I use commas or some other punctuation?
Thanks!
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Ok, I'll edit it. Thank you!
Elle is right ... are you sure you mean liberalism? Or maybe you mean liberty?
1848 ... where?
1848 ... where?