POLI 212 Lecture 1: READING NOTES
12 Sep 2018
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European at the cutting edge of science and the economy. Militaristic nature of europe until the 18th century. War was profitable until the late 18th century. After ww2 desentachement with war, the development of weapons made it harder and much more costly, often ruining the economy. War is no longueur cost free in europe. Not the land of the people of democracy. Democracy comes from the ideas of enlightenment, but is not actually applied. 19th-20th century secularisation vs conservatism, ties to the catholic church. European culture does not equate the values of the west and enlightenment. Not real europeans: no culture or values of the enlightenment universal problems without solutions. The importance of understanding the past to go forward . Congress of dethroned monarchs tried to win back old supporters. Set their own republic of kings in the indian ocean. Before wwi 3 republic in europe // after 13. Paris peace settlement parliamentary democracy enthroned across europe.
