HIST 214 Final: HIST 214 - All lectures
7 May 2012
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Definition and limits of europe (who is in, who is out?) Others completely different e. g. african history egypt and zimbabwe. Human history has a relationship to natural geography. Concept of continents has existed for long time, antiquity greek. Muslim states in spain (8th-15th cent. )? (cultural frontiers) Western europe might dictate what we think of as europe because they have a greater economy, also greater population. The grand narrative of western civilization , enlightenment to now. Western (doesn t really happen in the west, in middle east often and also south eastern europe. ) Civilization (18th century concept, not really used anymore, has too many problematic connotations) You can tell the story of europe in many different ways, . The emergence of nation-states (dominant model in 19th early 20th century) Mid 20th century: crisis of values, after world war 1 and 2, values need to be rethought as many did not understand how these wars could happen.
