POLC 4300 From Feudalism to Fascism: The Political and Economic Development of Western Europe

POLC 4300 From Feudalism to Fascism: The Political and Economic Development of Western Europe
From Feudalism to Fascism: The Political and Economic Development of Western Europe
This course focuses on the historical antecedents of contemporary West Europe politics, with an emphasis on the social and economics bases of 20th-Century regime outcomes. It explores the political development of four major European countries - Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy-with particular attention to contrasting responses to economic, social, and political challenges since the middle ages, including the commercialization of agriculture, the consolidation and dissolution of political regimes, democratization, and industrialization.
credit hours: 3