Western Civilization: Reformation to the Present

Development of western civilization from 1550 CE to the present. Comparison of liberal modernization of the West with the conservative modernization in Central, East and Southeast Europe. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic developments of that period. Particular attention to understanding dynamics that produce pluralistic mass societies such as Great Britain and France, and authoritarian mass societies such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. 4 lectures. Also known as HIST 111.

Common aliases: HIST 111

Exam Previews for Western Civilization: Reformation to the Present