History 4963 - Advanced Seminar: Encounter and Empire: European Colonialism, 1500-1800

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Washington University in St Louis

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This seminar examines the first age of European world empires, from the Spanish and Portuguese explorations and conquests in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, to the rise of the Dutch and English merchant empires, to the 18th-century exploration of the Pacific and revolutions in the Atlantic World. We use primary sources to examine ideas about cultural diversity, colonial society, and the natural world, while, through secondary sources, we examine themes of cultural transfer, economic development, political contestation and control, and scientific discovery.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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