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==== The Traditional and the Modern ==== | ==== The Traditional and the Modern ==== | ||
# Natural (muscle, wind, water) → Manmade energy | |||
# rural, agricultural → urban, industrial | |||
# static wealth, subsistence → growth, surplus | |||
# unstable lives, stable communities → longer, more secure lives, unstable communities | |||
# faith → science | |||
# local identity/culture → mass identity/culture | |||
# weak kingdoms → strong states | |||
==== The Great Divide-Why? ==== | ==== The Great Divide-Why? ==== | ||
==== The World of 1760 ==== | ==== The World of 1760 ==== | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 15 January 2014
Video Lectures
Week 1: 1760-1800
The Study of History
Just figuring out what actually happened can be very difficult, even for very recent events.
The Great Divide
The traditional world, not much changes from generation to generation. But in the modern world, there is much change.
Malthusian Trap: more population with the same amount of stuff means less stuff to go around.
The Traditional and the Modern
- Natural (muscle, wind, water) → Manmade energy
- rural, agricultural → urban, industrial
- static wealth, subsistence → growth, surplus
- unstable lives, stable communities → longer, more secure lives, unstable communities
- faith → science
- local identity/culture → mass identity/culture
- weak kingdoms → strong states