The course is designed to introduce the students to the major themes of European History during the period from French Revolution to 1919. The students are expected to have learned European historical developments from Renaissance to the French Revolution in their preliminary course i.e., History of Europe I. French revolution is the major milestone which defines the starting of the era of political rights and emancipations in Europe and abroad. The enlightenment provided requisite framework of intellectual base that triggered this revolution. The course will emphasize on how distinctly the European society took shape during this period. Moreover, the course will focus on the social, cultural and political upheavals, which took place during this time period in Europe. The students will be able to analyze intellectual, social, scientific-cum-technological, economic and political aspects of the history of a region that has exerted its supremacy in world affairs since last few centuries.

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