This course is designed to teach cadets to analyze how humans have historically conceptualized themselves and others, and how they mobilized mutual associations and groups to claim political legitimacy and power. In particular, the course will provide historical comprehension of what these concepts are, theories of how, why, and when they emerged, and how they interconnect or break down. HI400 will examine modern developments such as the Enlightenment, the scientific revolution, the growth of the state, European-stimulated social movements and mass politics, and European imperialism to study why these changes inspired varied but overlapping methods for unifying peoples, creating boundaries, and defining differences. The course is global in content and multidisciplinary in method. **This is a pilot course and must be reviewed by the Curriculum Committee NLT AY29-1 to continue.**
