The Old Regime and the Enlightenment

The course gives informative details concerning with the social and political upheavals in the past in Europe. It sheds light in which Europe was being transformed from medieval to a modern i.e. renaissance, reformation, scientific revolution, emergence and growth of socialism, role of evolutionism and social evolutionism, the role of nationalism and eventually the major world wars. The history of Europe is a story of development and advancement from the ancient and medieval problems to the scientific advancements of modern age culminating in industrialization and unprecedented development. After studying the course, the students will be able to understand how Europe was changed into a modern society, to know the intellectual movements, to know the political developments of the ruling classes and different ideas of the people. It is more history of ideas than events and students will understand how ideas play an important role in the unfolding of significant historical events. 

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