HIST 48 European Society in the Industrial Age

This course traces the transformation of Western European society through the industrial period from the mid-18th century to the mid-20th century. Focusing upon social class and gender, it examines how economic and social change intertwined to produce the world's first industrial societies. Work, family, leisure and nationalism are topics of specific attention. Although the course deals primarily with the core societies of Western Europe-France, Germany and Great Britain-it provides the opportunity for student research in other areas such as Italy, Ireland, Spain and Eastern Europe. Open to all classes.