WORLD HISTORY FROM 1500.

Catalog description

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts. Surveys the major trends in human history from 1500 to present. Primary emphasis on the expansion of Europeans around the globe since 1492, and how this event continues to transform and affect non-European societies. By creating a global web of relations through maritime shipping, the movement of people, cargo, and communications over long distances has accelerated exponentially. The focus is on how cultures have clashed with or negotiated the process of Westernization.