HIS 2302 Western Civilization II
Proceeding from the Reformation, this course continues through the era of European exploration, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and its aftermath, the Industrial Revolution, nineteenth-century nationalism and the two World Wars and concludes with a consideration of postwar circumstances. Texts studied include John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, selections from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, "What is Enlightenment?" by Immanuel Kant, Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, The Communist Manifesto, Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum and Elie Wiesel's Night.
Offered
Fall and Spring