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.
The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910
The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910
Instructor: Philip Zelikow
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Reviewed on Aug 16, 2016
Thoroughly engaging and Part 2 is even better. Not full of dates etc. just full of explanations for why things happened and why they could or couldn't have happened another way.
MM
Reviewed on Oct 30, 2025
Course contents was very compressed version of it, if u looking for shortcut then it's for u. It will be best for all if maps and slides are make available for students use.
DT
Reviewed on 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.
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