HIS 257T Early Modern Europe and the European World c.1500-1800
In a relatively short period from 1500 to 1800, Europe was completely transformed and in turn transformed the world during the first major period of globalization.
This course considers the changing economic and social conditions for the majority of
Europe's population. It also explores how the religious and intellectual unity of the West was shattered under the weight of new ideas of church reformation and spiritual renewal and later by a revolution which asserted the Rights of Man. It analyzes how modern methods of rationalized administration changed governance, and finally how the new European states built global empires of conquest, confession and commerce.
As an Academic Travel, this course includes a period of on-site research (e.g. visits to museum and churches, guided tours, guest lectures etc.) related to the history of Early Modern Europe in locations in Switzerland such as Geneva, Zurich and St. Gallen.