Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Historical Survey (Europe) 01
Course Number:
HISE202L
Course Description:
This course will offer a whirlwind survey of European history from the French Revolution to the present. Moving at breakneck speed, we will consider the political, economic, social, and cultural transformation of the continent during this 250-year period of dramatic change. At the beginning of our period most Europeans were illiterate, impoverished farm laborers; by the end of our period most had become well-educated, prosperous democratic citizens. As we seek to understand this transformation, our overarching theme will be revolutions－political, economic, and intellectual－and their attendant ideologies. This means that much of our focus will be on the various “isms” that shaped Europe in this period, such as liberalism, nationalism, imperialism, communism, fascism, and feminism. The course will be built around three tensions that can help us make sense of the proliferation of revolutions and ideologies during this period. These tensions are: liberalism vs. illiberalism, universality vs. particularity, and modernity vs.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HIST L388
Attachment Files:
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