HIS 214 Modern Europe

This introductory survey charts the course of European history from around 1500. This period saw the rise of the European great powers to unprecedented world dominance and the extension of western influences to every corner of the globe through imperialist wars of conquest, trade, and the growth of the world capitalist system. The modern state form, and its constitutive institutions took shape during these centuries, and by the 19th century the nation-state was becoming the principal focus of identity and allegiance. Our main focus will be on the formation and globalization of economic, political, and social modernity, with special emphasis on the evolution of the modern state. (C9)

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