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The World Since 1492

16th century map of the world.

16th-century world map. (Courtesy of National Library of Medicine.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

21H.912

As Taught In

Spring 2003

Level

Undergraduate

Course Features

Course Description

This course explores the last 500 years of world history. Rather than trying to cover all regions for all periods of time, we will focus on four related themes: the struggles between Europeans and colonized peoples; the global formation of capitalist economies and industrialization; the emergence of modern states; and the development of the tastes and disciplines of bourgeois society.  Note: This course is based on a model developed by Professor Daniel Segal of Pitzer College.

Other OCW Versions

Each version of this subject reflects the methods and area specialties of different faculty members.

Mona Russell. 21H.912 The World Since 1492, Spring 2003. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), https://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA


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