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 2015-2016.

This course surveys major developments since 1500, including the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Imperialism, Fascism and Communism, Word Wars I & II, the Cold War, decolonization, the welfare state  and the emergence of a "new world order." Prominent themes are the changing experience of violence, the relationship of Europe to the rest of the world, and the tensions within and among national, ethnic and "Western" identities. This course fulfills some of the traditional goals of a "great books" course through exposure to major thinkers like Luther, Hobbes, John  Stuart Mill, and Karl Marx, but it also introduces other kinds of historical sources, such as personal memoirs, parliamentary debates, and film.

When Offered Spring.

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

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8318 HIST 1511   LEC 001

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  •  8319 HIST 1511   DIS 201

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  •  8320 HIST 1511   DIS 202

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  •  8321 HIST 1511   DIS 203

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  •  8322 HIST 1511   DIS 204

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  • 18525 HIST 1511   DIS 205

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