Global History : The Modern Age

(Course is offered for 3 OR 5 units.) History 1C explores the making of our modern world. It investigates the interconnected histories of revolution, war, imperialism, migration, race, slavery, democracy, rebellion, nationalism, feminism, socialism, fascism, genocide, anti-colonialism, neoliberalism, and populist authoritarianism. Analyzing memoirs, novels, films, and other sources, we investigate how key political ideas have transformed societies, cultures, and economies across the globe from the late eighteenth century through to the present.