The making of the modern world, 1750 to the present

What defines the modern age? In this unit you will explore three hundred years of history shaped by political, cultural, economic and scientific revolutions; expanding and disintegrating empires; periods of war, conflict, and disorder; and the circulation and clash of ideas about race, class, gender, and human relationships with the planet. You will interrogate these universal themes by using primary sources and rich historical literatures to explore focused case studies that span the globe. You will gain both a broad overview of major events and developments in modern history and critical insights into the different meanings of ‘modernity’.