Economic History of the Early Modern West 1500-1800

3 credits · Undergraduate

The course provides an overview of Europe's growing economic power - agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, consumption and fiscality - in the centuries between the first overseas exploration and the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Along with the lectures, students will be introduced to a variety of period sources, transcribed and translated. *Though cross-listed with Economics, this course cannot be used to meet the Life or Physical Science degree requirement. CROSSLISTED: ECON 2064.03