Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6DescriptionAn introduction to the development of the “West” from the era of Absolutism to the present. A central theme will be how a weak and fragmented western Europe became a major influence in the world, strongly identified with modernity, technology, and expanding economic, political, cultural, and social systems. Students will investigate the increasing power of the nation-state and systems of empire, and the ways in which ideas of race, class, and gender played a part in this evolution. Special attention will be paid to the evolution of ideologies, such as capitalism, imperialism, communism, and globalization.Usually HeldTue 11:40am–1:05pm 