HST 122

Western Civilization since 1500

Instructor: George S. Vascik


The course will examine three threads of human development since 1500. 1) What sort of structures of government various societies in the European cultural area have developed and how individuals have related to those structures. 2) How social and economic change sincethe European rediscovery of the Western Hemisphere has transformed the face of world civilization. 3) How war and revolution have transformed the lives of Europeans.

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