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The Development of World Civilization: 1500 to the Present

X24 (3 semester units in History)

This course is a comparative introduction to the major cultures of the world since 1500, focusing on social, political, intellectual, and artistic developments and responses to the dynamics of modernity. You learn about the civilizations of the western hemisphere, Africa, and the Middle East; the beliefs and social organization of India, China, and Japan; European political and intellectual revolutions; the world wars and the Cold War; anticolonialist movements; and today's political, economic, and environmental configurations across many regions.

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