Mount Vernon Nazarene University HIST 1013 The Western Tradition in World Context Fall 2024, Start Date 12/16/24

This course will examine the development of Western civilization within a broader world context since 1500 a.d. The course particularly attends to the emergence of "modern patterns of life," including modern states and systems of production and exchange, the development of modern science and technology, globalization, and modern concepts of the self and society. Emphasis on primary texts.