European Empires and Early Modern Globalization
History · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
This course examines how European maritime empires initiated the first era of globalization from 1450 to 1800. From the era of Christopher Columbus until the voyages of James Cook to the Pacific in the 1770s, Europeans interconnected the world through trade, migration, war, and cultural exchanges. While some historians argue that this period witnessed the rise of European/Western global dominance, especially in the Americas, other scholars maintain that European influence in Asia and West Africa remained quite limited. This course is an introduction to this fascinating debate that has relevance for the world that we live in today.
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