Origins of Modern Global Society: Non-Writing Requirement

3 credits · Undergraduate

The contemporary world is both intricately connected and intensely confusing. To make some sense of the global stage on which we now live, historians have recently redoubled their efforts to explore the development of these connections, especially since the eighteenth century. This course follows some of these explorations, attempting to understand the nature and impact of Europe's economic expansion, and how diverse cultures around the world experienced modern social and economic forces. Understanding the complex flows of such things as nationalist ideas, labour migrations, disease epidemics, and imperial control helps reveal the ties which bind us together. EXCLUSIONS: HIST 1500.06; HIST 1504.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Tutorial