HIST 2540 - EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN THE WORLD

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This seminar offers a survey of European empires in comparative perspective. The sequence is loosely chronological, beginning with hegemonic powers from the 16th through 18th centuries, then lingering in the long nineteenth century of European global dominance, and ultimately examining how that age of empires shaped our own world. Geographically, it ranges from Britain to Russia to European colonies in India, Africa, and Latin America. Thematically, the seminar singles out, first and foremost, geopolitics, but also engages topics such as political economy, networks and exchange, warfare, and the development of "modern" categories of knowledge. Although rooted in historical methodology, the seminar also considers questions relevant to political science and anthropology.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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