The course explores the period that leads directly into the French Revolution.
Outcomes: Students gain an appreciation of the social and economic role of Western Europe in the world of the 17th and 18th centuries; the nature of classic absolutism as illustrated by the reign of Louis XIV of France; and the origin and evolution of Prussia and Austria as examples of enlightened absolutism.
Outcomes: Students gain an appreciation of the social and economic role of Western Europe in the world of the 17th and 18th centuries; the nature of classic absolutism as illustrated by the reign of Louis XIV of France; and the origin and evolution of Prussia and Austria as examples of enlightened absolutism.