HIS 313 European Empires

This course is a comparative survey of European empires and their cultures of rule.Moving forward from the 15th century, students will trace and analyze the military and commercial rivalries of Spain, Portugal, Holland, Britain, and France, and later on Germany and Italy, that revolved around domination of global markets, territory, and resources, and the profound disruptions such contests brought to indigenous economies and cultures.We will consider the complexities of colonial power hierarchies, the formation and contradictions of colonial identities, and the collaborations and resistances that shaped a multiplicity of imperial projects whose effects continue to reverberate across the world today and lay at the heart of international conflice and global inequities.HIS 313L fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 213, HIS 214, HIS 216, or HIS 217.

Credits

4