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 2014-2015.

How do we make sense of the recent controversies around Islam and the "veil" in France, the reform of the Welfare State in Great-Britain, the anti-globalization protests in Davos, the rise 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 Through a wide array of historical documents (fiction, letters, philosophy, treatises, manifestos, films, and art), we will consider why "old Europe" is still relevant for us today.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

Comments Each student must enroll in a section.

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15972 HIST 1511   LEC 001

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  • 15973 HIST 1511   DIS 201

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  • 15974 HIST 1511   DIS 202

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  • 15975 HIST 1511   DIS 203

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  • 15976 HIST 1511   DIS 204

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