HIST 1400 - Worlds of Trade: Consumers and Goods in World History Since 1400CE

Exploration of how the cultivation and exchange of certain goods transformed global societies, politics, and economies between 1400 CE and the present. This class will pay special attention to the connections between changing global markets and historical understandings of racial and ethnic identities, class structures, and discussions of government power. (3, EXPLORATIONS/Human Past)