This course examines the multiple factors that influenced the physical growth and rising importance of world cities in the nineteenth century.
Topics to be studied include questions of urban political organization, social class, and infrastructure in the context of international colonialism, revolution, industrialization, modernization, and war.
All 4000-level courses must culminate in a significant historical research paper (at least 12 pages, no more than 15 pages), including primary and secondary sources. Assignments leading to the final product must include a primary source analysis and either an annotated research bibliography or a historiographical essay.
Prerequisite: To take this course, students must earn a C or higher in Hist3000.
