Globalization, Liberalism and Reform in the Modern World

3 units

This course examines the mid-19th century, a time of expanding and multiplying contacts between diverse human societies from all reaches of the globe. After a short introduction to the fields of world and comparative history, students will tour and survey a representative sample of the peoples and cultures of the period. The course will compare and contrast how societies in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia coped with similar problems and innovations, and will explore the processes of cultural interaction and globalization as they encountered one another with ever increasing frequency.