Global History: The Modern World (250-2-20)

Instructors

Daniel Sepinuck Immerwahr
847/491-7418
Harris Hall - Room 225

Meeting Info

Lutkin Hall: Mon, Wed, Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

This course introduces the main episodes and themes of modern history. Unlike other history classes, however, the focus will be not on a particular region or nation, but on the planet taken as a whole. That broad scope will allow us to better understand large-scale phenomena such as empire, industrial technology, communism, the two world wars, HIV/AIDS, and globalization. Particular attention will be given to the unlocking around 1750 of energy from fossil fuels and to the prosperity, inequality, and ecological change that resulted as humanity unevenly switched from a low-energy diet to a high-energy one.

Learning Objectives

Students will gain a familiarity with the major events and themes in global history since 1750

Evaluation Method

Weekly reading quizzes (15%), section participation (10%), papers (25%), midterm (20%), final (30%)

Class Materials (Required)

"Hind Swaraj" and Other Writings, Mohandas Gandhi, 978-0521146029, Cambridge University Press

Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne, 9780486411118, Dover Publications

Class Notes

Concentration: Americas, European, Asia/Middle East, Africa/ Middle East, Global

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity

Associated Classes

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