HIST 113B: Crazy Rich Europeans: Wealth & Inequality in Modern HistoryInstructor: Mate Rigo Prerequisites: None Course Description: Crazy Rich Europeans brings together insights from modern European and Asian history, business, economics, and sociology. We will investigate the changing role, power, and composition of social elites in history and how they impacted workers, colonial populations, women, and urban landscapes in the past two centuries. We will study how actors as diverse as fashion models, Russian oligarchs, and powerful bankers gain their status and influence. We will also discuss the origins of global social inequality, including the ‘great divergence’ debate on Chinese and European modernization. How do we get from ‘Crazy Rich Europeans’ to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’? Session: Session I Day: T, W, Th Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm Credit Hours: 4 Credits Course Format: Remote Learning Course for Summer 2023 Brandeis Graduation Requirement Fulfilled: DJW, SS Enrollment Limit: 20 students Course Classification: Undergraduate Level Course Course Tuition: $3,490 Course Fees: None Open to High School Students: No |
