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

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Spring, summer. 4 credits.

Each student must enroll in a section.

R. Weil.

Surveys the major developments in European History since 1500: the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, ideologies of liberalism, nationalism and socialism, Imperialism, Fascism and Communism, the Cold War, decolonization and the emergence of a “new world order.” This course aims to fulfill some of the traditional goals of a “great books” course through exposure to major thinkers of the Western tradition: Luther, Hobbes, Locke, Kant, John Stuart Mill, Marx, Primo Levi. Students will also learn to use and interpret a wide range of historical documents: memoirs, parliamentary debates, propaganda, and even film. Prominent themes in the course are: the experience of violence in historical context, the relationship of Europe to the rest of the world, and problematic nature of European and national identities.