Begins in 1600 and proceeds to the present, trying to understand and assess the parallel and increasing interactive developments in the West and other parts of the world. Colonial enterprises of many types interact with indigenous cultures and systems in what we now call "third world" areas. Nation-building with competitive empires affects Europe, Africa and Asia. Very different independence struggles punctuate 19th and 20th century history.
HIST1040: The World and The West II
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