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 |
Course Coordinator: |
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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.