Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Wester
24h 29m 59s
English
Paid
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Expand your understanding into the depth and breadth of an unprecedented period in world history with an expert historian as your guide.
More than just a history of Western civilization, Foundations of Western Civilization II is a course about the meaning of civilization itself. Taught by Professor Robert Bucholz, it promises profound rewards for students of history at every level, a grand narrative of the past five centuries-of social progress, political evolution, industrialization, and other economic factors-within a coherent context for events and trends, and clarifies the legacies those centuries have bequeathed us.
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| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 The Importance of the West | 32:21 |
| 2 | 2 Geography is Destiny | 30:38 |
| 3 | 3 Culture is Destiny | 30:26 |
| 4 | 4 Renaissance Humanism 1350-1650 | 31:17 |
| 5 | 5 Renaissance Princes 1450-1600 | 30:49 |
| 6 | 6 The New World & the Old 1400-1650 | 30:43 |
| 7 | 7 The Protestant Reformation 1500-22 | 30:54 |
| 8 | 8 The Wars of Religion 1523-1648 | 31:00 |
| 9 | 9 Rational & Scientific Revolutions 1450-1650 | 30:09 |
| 10 | 10 French Absolutism 1589-1715 | 30:47 |
| 11 | 11 English Constitutionalism 1603-49 | 30:50 |
| 12 | 12 English Constitutionalism 1649-89 | 30:15 |
| 13 | 13 War, Trade, Empire 1688-1702 | 31:02 |
| 14 | 14 War, Trade, Empire 1702-14 | 30:15 |
| 15 | 15 War, Trade, Empire 1714-63 | 30:56 |
| 16 | 16 Life Under the Anciem Regime 1689-1789 | 30:59 |
| 17 | 17 Enlightenment & Despotism | 30:34 |
| 18 | 18 The American Revolution | 30:32 |
| 19 | 19 The French Revolution 1789-92 | 30:38 |
| 20 | 20 The French Revolution 1792-1803 | 30:18 |
| 21 | 21 The Napoleonic Empire 1803-15 | 30:28 |
| 22 | 22 Beginnings of Industrialization 1760-1850 | 30:13 |
| 23 | 23 Consequences of Industrialization 1760-1850 | 30:24 |
| 24 | 24 The Liberal Response 1776-1861 | 30:59 |
| 25 | 25 The Romantic Response 1789-1870 | 31:02 |
| 26 | 26 The Socialist Response 1813-1905 | 30:45 |
| 27 | 27 Descent of Man; Rise of Woman 1830-90 | 30:50 |
| 28 | 28 Nationalism 1815-48 | 30:26 |
| 29 | 29 Nationalism 1848-71 | 30:13 |
| 30 | 30 Imperial Rivalry 1870-1914 | 30:43 |
| 31 | 31 Industrial Rivalry 1870-1914 | 30:26 |
| 32 | 32 The Alliance System 1872-1914 | 29:50 |
| 33 | 33 Decadence & Malaise - circa 1900 | 30:03 |
| 34 | 34 The Great War Begins 1914-16 | 29:55 |
| 35 | 35 Breaking the Deadlock 1915-17 | 30:31 |
| 36 | 36 The Russian Revolution 1917-22 | 30:38 |
| 37 | 37 The End of the War 1917-22 | 31:11 |
| 38 | 38 Recovery & Depression in the West 1919-36 | 30:15 |
| 39 | 39 Totalitarian Russia 1918-39 | 29:58 |
| 40 | 40 Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany 1922-36 | 30:14 |
| 41 | 41 The Holocaust 1933-45 | 30:42 |
| 42 | 42 The Failure of Diplomacy 1935-39 | 30:53 |
| 43 | 43 World War II 1939-42 | 30:13 |
| 44 | 44 World War II 1942-45 | 30:46 |
| 45 | 45 American Hegemony, Soviet Challenge 1945-75 | 30:14 |
| 46 | 46 Rebuilding Europe 1945-85 | 30:06 |
| 47 | 47 The New Europe 1985-2001 | 30:15 |
| 48 | 48 The Meaning of Western Civilization | 32:23 |
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