Some Aspects of the Transformation of Society & Economy of Modern Europe, 15th-18th Century

By Prof. Subhas Ranjan Chakrobarty | Retired from Presidency College, Kolkata.

Learners enrolled: 142

This course seeks to understand the process of transition to modernity in Europe between the 15th and the 18th centuries. The centuries covered here mark numerous transitions. The course begins by looking at Europe during what has been called the late medieval period and traces the transitions in economy, society, religion and thought processes during the next three centuries. It ends by looking at the beginning of the process of Industrialization opening a new era in European history.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	13 Jan 2020
End Date :	22 Feb 2020
Enrollment Ends :	09 Feb 2020
Exam Date :	10 May 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1:

1. General Introduction

2. Humanism and its spread in Europe

3. Renaissance Art

4. The Reformation

Week 2:

5. Luther (1483-1546)

6. Other Reforms

7. The Reformation in England

8. The Counter Reformation

Week 3:

9. Age of Exploration

10. New Horizons Opening up of the World

11. Colonial Expansion

Week 4:

12. Commercial Revolution

13. The Long Sixteenth Century : Part I

14. The Long Sixteenth Century : Part II

Week 5:

15. The European Economy in the 17th century: Part I

16. The European Economy in the 17th century: Part II

17. The Impact of 17th Century Crisis

Week 6:

18. Transition Debate-I

19. Transition Debate-II

20. Transition Debate-III

Books and references

1. J H Plumb, The Pelican Book of the Renaissance, Penguin, 1982

2. G. R. Elton, Reformation Europe 1517,1559, Wiley, 1999

3. Ralph Davis, The Rise of the Atlantic Economies, New York, 1973

4. Arvind Sinha, Europe in Transition, Delhi, 2010

5. Rodney Hilton, The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism, Delhi, 2006.

6. Fernand Braudel, Civilization and Capitalism, Vols. I, II, III, California, 1992

7. Butterfield, Herbert. The origins of modern science. Vol. 90507. Free Press, 1997

Instructor bio

Prof. Subhas Ranjan Chakrobarty

Retired from Presidency College, Kolkata.

Prof. Subhas Ranjan Chakrobarty retired from Presidency College, Kolkata. Author of a bestseller primer on European history, Prof. Chakraborty has taught European history, including the history of the French Revolution and Napoleon, for several decades. He has published on aspects of European history, on the history of Darjeeling and on social and cultural histories of sports and migration. His recent publications include papers on Voyage of Komagata Maru, the Derozians, and the Tudor State. A former President of the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, a research collective and a Vice-president of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata.