Week 1: The World before 1914—Politics, Society, and Nationalism

World at War

Tuesday: Syllabus and Introduction

Go over the Syllabus and course expectations.

Homework

Thursday: The World before 1914—Politics, Society, and Nationalism

Prepare for Class

  • Read:
    • Martyn Rady, “Assimilation, Biology, and the Skull Measurers” in The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe (Basic Books, 2023), 398-413. (on Zotero)

In Class