Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World

Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World « Series from 2006

Series from 2006

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More than just a history of Western civilization, Foundations of Western Civilization II is a course about the meaning of civilization itself.

Taught by Professor Robert Bucholz, it promises profound rewards for students of history at every level, a grand narrative of the past five centuries - of social progress, political evolution, industrialization, and other economic factors.

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The Importance of the West

Geography Is Destiny

Culture Is Destiny

Renaissance Humanism - 1350 - 1650

Renaissance Princes - 1450 - 1600

The New World & the Old - 1400 - 1650

The Protestant Reformation - 1500 - 22

The Wars of Religion - 1523 - 1648

Rational & Scientific Revolutions - 1450 - 1650

French Absolutism - 1589 - 1715

English Constitutionalism - 1603 - 49

English Constitutionalism - 1649 - 89

War, Trade, Empire - 1688 - 1702

War, Trade, Empire - 1702 - 14

War, Trade, Empire - 1714 - 63

Life Under the Ancien Régime - 1689 - 1789

Enlightenment & Despotism

The American Revolution

The French Revolution - 1789 - 92

The French Revolution - 1792 - 1803

The Napoleonic Empire - 1803-15

Beginnings of Industrialization - 1760 - 1850

Consequences of Industrialization - 1760 - 1850

The Liberal Response - 1776 - 1861

The Romantic Response - 1789 - 1870