HIST 131 The Emergence of Modernity in the Western Imagination

This course explores the accelerating pace of change that accompanied the emergence of modernity in Western Civilizations. It focuses on those areas of human thought and imagination that have crafted the ideas and values that distinguish the modern West from other times and other locations. Emphasis will be placed on how ideas and intellectuals have both shaped and evaluated social, economic, and political changes since the onset of the early modern era. Meets the General Education European History requirement.