Description

Overview:

This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major events and figures such as the French Revolution and Napoleon, attention will be paid to the experience of ordinary people in times of upheaval and transition. The period will thus be viewed neither in terms of historical inevitability nor as a procession of great men, but rather through the lens of the complex interrelations between demographic change, political revolution, and cultural development. Textbook accounts will be accompanied by the study of exemplary works of art, literature, and cinema.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities, World Cultures

Level:

Community College / Lower Division

Material Type:

Full Course, Lecture, Syllabus

Author:

John Merriman

Provider:

Yale University

Provider Set:

Open Yale Courses

Date Added:

02/16/2011