HIST 1511

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HIST 1511
The Making of Modern Europe, from 1500 to the Present

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

How do we make sense of the Brexit vote in Great-Britain, the rise of political Islam and the "veil" debates in France, the anti-globalization movements in Spain and Greece, the growth of demagogic anti-immigrant parties from the Netherlands to Italy, or the fact that Swedes get more than thirty paid days off per year?  This course seeks to answer these questions by exploring the history of modern Europe.  Among other themes, we will discuss the Protestant Reformation, the rise of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialism, colonialism, the Russian Revolution, the two world wars, decolonization and immigration, May '68, and the construction of the European Union.  In conjunction, we will examine how modern ideologies (liberalism, Marxism, imperialism, conservatism, fascism, totalitarianism) were developed and challenged.  Through a wide array of historical documents (fiction, letters, philosophy, treatises, manifestoes, films, and art), we will consider why "old Europe" is still relevant for us today.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)
Course Subfield (HNU)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16498 HIST 1511   LEC 001

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  • 16501 HIST 1511   DIS 201

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  • 16502 HIST 1511   DIS 202

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 16503 HIST 1511   DIS 203

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  • 16504 HIST 1511   DIS 204

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