Michael Chapman

This course provides an introduction to the history of Eurasian peoples in their rapidly globalizing modern world.  It charts the impact of the West’s industrial and political revolutions, alongside the spread of and reactions to imperialism.  As much as it discusses the legacy of national leaders, it also stresses the richness of individual agency, and by taking a non-Eurocentric viewpoint, it encourages introspective analysis of Western ideology.  While its primary theme is the struggle with modernity during the progression from nation-states to transnational organizations, subthemes include foreign policy, war, technology, agriculture, health, and the environment.

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00