HIST270
Globalization and Empire: From Madrid to Manila
History
BC
Subject code
HIST
Course Number
270
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
K. Melvin
Course Long Title
Globalization and Empire: From Madrid to Manila
Cross Listed Courses
Description
The world became permanently connected during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. While some have identified the origins of this globalization in Europe, the Spanish empire offers a different perspective. The ties of empire were forged throughout its vast territories: from Madrid to Manila. This course considers questions of identity and belonging in it, including for "old Christian" Spaniards, recent Jewish converts to Christianity, Muslims, Africans and their descendants, and indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Philippines. It also takes up questions of imperial scale, including global commerce, royal authority, and how people, knowledge, and beliefs moved throughout empire.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(History: European), (History: Early Modern), (History: Latin American)
INDS Program Relationship
IDLL - LALS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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