The Politics of Empire

Undergraduate

Modern European empires fundamentally transformed the political history of much of theworld.They acted as agents of globalization, intensified geopolitical rivalries, andintroduced entirely new forms of politicaldomination.Although decolonization broughtimperial rule to a formal close, the political questions thrown up by the age of empirecontinue to shape politics and political thought across theglobe.This course examines the history and politics of empire, with equal attention to European and non-European politicalthought.Readings include Rousseau, Burke, Gandhi, Ambedkar, and James, amongothers. SO 0 Course cr TTh 1:30pm-2:20pm