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About the Course

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s. Part One concludes as these bewildering changes seem to be running beyond the capacity of older institutions to handle them. Throughout the course we try to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? And the answers often turn on very human choices....

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DT

Mar 17, 2022

Excellent if concise overview of a fascinating period of Global History. Presented in a very engaging manner but with a logicakl structure to tie together what often appeared to be disparate strands.

MC

Nov 5, 2018

Dear Professor,

I am fascinated with week one, even though I work in the scientific side, also like history, nothing more rewarding than visiting and ancient place and know what happened... Thanks

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By Ken L

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Apr 13, 2017

Great class if you are looking for an overview of the 150-year span between the Enlightenment and World War I. What is unique (as far as classes I've taken) is that it makes mention of events in South America, the Middle East and Asia beyond how they affected the European or American powers.

By Ethan L

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Nov 29, 2020

I found this course to be well presented, interesting, and I learnt a lot thanks. In the presentation where you wrote things yourself, I couldn't read what you wrote, it would be better if it were typed. (I am only in Yr7 doing homeschool and I did your course as part of my History).

By Yassine L

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Sep 17, 2021

everything is ok in this course except some things like some implicit attempts to polish the image of the united state, also the emphasize on the question, why? while forgeting the importance of the question , how? and is it really tthat way ? but as i said everything else is fine .

By Matias B

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Oct 17, 2017

Really interesting. I would like some recommended lectures (chapters or text or whole books) per week. Also the last weeks, the professor make extended use of handwriting when some slides would did the same but the plus of some additional notes in the fly are welcome.

By Scott M

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Jun 12, 2020

Presentation and content are excellent. The only thing I dislike is that some of the videos are excessively long (30+ minutes). Coursera recommends no longer than about 10 minutes per video. It's hard to pay close attention for such long periods in an online course.

By B. Z L

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Jul 28, 2019

I thought the instructor was excellent. He engaged with the viewer in the video and was not dry and boring. He really kept my attention and framed information well. Some prompting questions once a week for discussion in the work forum might be nice.

By Umair N

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Jan 15, 2017

This was great. For em, a person who's just in need of learning new things, this is great. Besides, there's no limit of certifications that you can have. But, I still don't think these videos cover everything covered in a professional university.

By Nora B R

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Sep 11, 2016

Someone who doesn't know history is destined to repeat it. I'm not a fan of history, so why take this class? Because I believe in the first statement and wanted an overview of how we got to where we are. This is a great course for that.

By Derek W

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Jul 16, 2017

Excellent overview of the period. Engaging professor who alternates well between zooming in and keeping the big picture. The course could do with some readings or notes separate from lecture transcripts to cement a few topics.

By Jack J

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Aug 23, 2017

Very interesting, and probably useful too, as a student starting UK A-Levels next year. I thought it was slightly Eurocentric, but unlike many others taking the course, I was quite happy with it being rather self-contained.

By Clifford L B

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Sep 22, 2016

Interesting course, well presented with just the right amount of charts and graphics, a talk and chalk approach. Some of the diagrams could have been higher resolution to enable better understanding on a first run through

By Francisco B G

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Feb 7, 2023

There is a lot of information contained in the course, but it is displayed in a nice and easy to follow way. In addition, in my opinion it conveys well the dynamism and magnitude of the changes in the period studied.

By Antonio O T

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May 5, 2023

Instructive and entertaining. Comprehensive (to the extent it's possible given the enormous size of the subject). Good to learn the big-picture, then dive deeper into places and times of special interest to you.

By Bernadette N

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Feb 24, 2023

Very Informative. I just wish it covered more than the history of the West since it is entitled Global history. There's barely any history on Africa for example except from the perspective of a source of slaves.

By Yves L

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Jan 7, 2023

Great starting course for those wanting to dive into modern World History. Lots of important topics are taught in enough detail to interest the student in learning more.

By Nadezda T

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Sep 17, 2015

I think the course is interesting, but very general.

The lecturer is very good and all presentations are clear.

There is a lack of references and links to self-study.

By Rhea L

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Nov 14, 2017

Very broad history, good for people who want to cover a lot of basic history. The professor is easy to listen to and gives great examples for better understanding!

By Nell E

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Mar 21, 2022

Very informative and well presented. This course is a good way to begin a study of world history by providing a foundation from which to start further readings.

By Serkan d

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Nov 16, 2022

I WOULD RATHER NOT JUST VIDEOS BUT VARIOUS MATERIALS. THEY COULD HAVE YOUR LECTURE MORE DIDACTIC AND ALSO PLEASED. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS AN EDUCATIONAL LECTURE.

By Charles W A B

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Aug 20, 2022

Interesting & provided broad coverage of world events. I'm not good at subjects like History so I struggled. Hopefully I will retain some knowledge

By Liju G

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Nov 26, 2015

I liked the approach of the topic and the narration style. The focus on finding reasons behind historical moments is a good feature of this course.

By Darren

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Nov 14, 2022

A great course that provided an excellent overview of a huge amount of material, and did it in a way that made it understandable and digestable.

By Connie M

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Oct 6, 2022

Very interesting. Delivery was somewhat dry and the Quiz questions are a little tricky, but overall I learned a bit about history.

By Mary S

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Feb 9, 2016

Very engaging professor, easily understood. The obvious editing was very distracting and made one wonder what was being deleted.