This course is an
introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, cultural, and
social history of modern societies in global perspective. It covers the
development of societies in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas from the “Columbian
Exchange” to the twenty-first century with emphasis on the development of
institutions within their changing cultural, political, and environmental
context, as well as the impact of encounters between human societies. Students
are introduced to the historiography of globalization and of the modern state.
Further attention is devoted to the analysis of different categories of primary
sources.
- Teacher: Marcus Pyka