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HIST 461 - Europe in the Eighteenth Century


Advanced study of eighteenth-century European cultural, intellectual, social and political history. Includes Enlightenment ideas (“progress, the “pursuit of happiness” and the quest for “virtue”); constitutional and absolutist government; commercial capitalism; changes to the traditional social order; nationalism and patriotism; religious toleration; and the advent of print culture.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Six credit hours of history.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with HIST 661. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.