Academic Catalog

HIST611 HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF THE MODERN WORLD

Course Code: 2400611
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: History
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

World history from the 16th century to the 20th with a new world outlook including longue durée; analytical and critical examination of economic, social and political developments in modern world history; in-depth analyses of historical patterns of the interactions among states, societies and historical capitalism as a context in which specific historical works can be placed; scientific, political and economic revolutions and their impact on individuals, societies, lives and cultures; imperialism and the struggle for world hegemony in the 19th and 20th centuries; 20th century world history as the historical heritage of the past five centuries.