England in the 17-18 c..International Educational Corporation Syllabus Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries Department- Humanities 2 credits: 2 lectures; 2 practical Term- 1 Academic year As. Professor- Golikova Valentina Ivanovna Lectures Module 1. Introduction to Western History The subject of the course. The term “modern history” Periodization of modern history. Notions “West», “Western civilization” Notion «capitalism» Modern History of the East in modern and contemporary times Problem of periodization. Notions “East”, “West”. Eastern civilization. Traditional society. Colonialism Political development of Europe and America in the 17-18 c. Absolutism and its development. States with developed form of absolutism. Notion «state». France during Louis XIV Political doctrines of modern history. Socio-political theories. Liberalism. Conservatism. Mercantilism. Puritanism. Enlightenment Reasons of Enlightenment. Main directions of Enlightenment. Enlightenment in France. Enlightenment in England. Enlightenment in Germany and the USA. Consequences of Enlightenment England in the 17-18 c.. Peculiarities of socio-economic and political development of England in the 17-18 c. Prerequisites and the beginning of the British revolution. Civil wars
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