History 1C: Modern Civilization 1750-Present, Lec 5, UCLA

Lecture 5: "19th Century Europe"
April 7th, 2009
Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th century, designed to further beginning students' general education, introduce them to ideas, attitudes, and institutions basic to Western civilization, and acquaint them, through reading and critical discussion, with representative contemporary documents and writings of enduring interest.
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[@sashimenon108]

Came across this lecture while trying to understand history. Although not exactly what i was looking for it did give me a big insight into a section of the same. Very well explained,especially about Marx(whose writings i have unfortunately not read yet!!). The part about 2 dominant sections always being present=> master/slave,lord/serf,owner/worker has been true since the early days. At least today there is "more" flexibility in choosing your 'class'. Are we satisfied :)

[@nuclearves89]

These are phenomenal lectures. I felt I had to comment after reading some of the moronic posts below.

[@kareemhusseinattia417]

Thank you

[@maureenOWW]

James Watt was scottish, not english. As was Adam Smith. She keeps mentioning these people in the same breath as 'england'. Scotland was vital to the industrial revolution, it was the intellectual driving force in the 18th century.

[@tweaker1bms]

@maureenOWW Well, Scotland is inside England so can be forgiven imo...

[@OddThomas88]

Moot given that Jame Watt didn't invent the steam engine, Thomas Newcombe did.

[@stevekeres]

That the other commentors can talk of this class, that I might type as I wish is certainly better than a fascistic disabling of comments like at Yale.

[@DollarBill1981]

How do you expect your students to absorb such a large amount of historical facts and dates in one class session? Their attention span is no more than 15-20 minutes. You are putting them to sleep. I bet they are playing with their phones and not listening to you.