HIST 272 World History since 1500

This course will examine the varied, complex, and rich histories of the human experience across the globe since 1500 AD. It will look at the history of the world both as a global unit and also in terms of the synergies between diverse cultures that have generated the transformative motors of world history. Since 1500 AD global cross-cultural contact produced new patterns of order and interaction. For this reason, we will examine the growth of capitalism, European Imperial formations, the cultures of colonialism, modernity and Globalization, and the condition of postmodernity.