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European Civilization, 1648-1945

John Merriman · Yale University

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About

This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major events and figures such as the French Revolution and Napoleon, attention will be paid to the experience of ordinary people in times of upheaval and transition. The period will thus be viewed neither in terms of historical inevitability nor as a procession of great men, but rather through the lens of the complex interrelations between demographic change, political revolution, and cultural development. Textbook accounts will be accompanied by the study of exemplary works of art, literature, and cinema.

Lectures

  1. Introduction Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. Absolutism and the State Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Dutch and British Exceptionalism Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Peter the Great Lecture 4 · Audio
  5. The Enlightenment and the Public Sphere Lecture 5 · Audio
  6. Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution Lecture 6 · Audio
  7. Napoleon Lecture 7 · Audio
  8. Industrial Revolutions Lecture 8 · Audio
  9. Middle Classes Lecture 9 · Audio
  10. Popular Protest Lecture 10 · Audio
  11. Why No Revolution in 1848 in Britain Lecture 11 · Audio
  12. Nineteenth-Century Cities Lecture 12 · Audio
  13. Nationalism Lecture 13 · Audio
  14. Radicals Lecture 14 · Audio
  15. Imperialists and Boy Scouts Lecture 15 · Audio
  16. The Coming of the Great War Lecture 16 · Audio
  17. War in the Trenches Lecture 17 · Audio
  18. Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning (Guest Lecture by Jay Winters) Lecture 18 · Audio
  19. The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution Lecture 19 · Audio
  20. Successor States of Eastern Europe Lecture 20 · Audio
  21. Stalinism Lecture 21 · Audio
  22. Fascists Lecture 22 · Audio
  23. Collaboration and Resistance in World War II Lecture 23 · Audio
  24. The Collapse of Communism and Global Challenges Lecture 24 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
History
Teacher
John Merriman
Term
Fall 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
History
Source
Open Yale Courses
Licence
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