HIST 207(S) A Century of Revolutions: Europe in the Nineteenth Century

This course introduces students to the era of the European domination of the world, a time of revolutionary excitement and fervor, of war and travesty, and of great intellectual ferment. Topics include the French Revolution, the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the Great Famine (Ireland), the Industrial Revolution, German and Italian Unification, the Scramble for Africa, the Russian Revolution, and the origins of World War I. With an eye towards exploring the origins of today's complex attitudes towards race, ethnicity, and gender, the course will investigate racial thought, anti-semitism, and feminism in the nineteenth century. Evaluation will be based upon participation in class participation, and midterm and an interpretive essay, and a final exam. Group B

Hour: W. WAGNER