Enlightenment and Empire (HIST-0166)

Fall 2025 · HIST 0166 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores questions of enlightenment and empire in a European and global context, from the 17th through early 20th centuries. Topics include the Holy Roman Empire, the British East India Company, the Enlightenment, the French and Haitian Revolutions, the development and deterioration of the Habsburg and Russian Empires, the British Raj, German colonial projects, and the rise of nationalist and anti-imperial thought.

Course codes: HIST-0166, HIST 0166, HIST0166, HIST-166, HIST 166, HIST166

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