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Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 8313 Taught by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius University of Tennessee Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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In this course, you will explore the political, social, cultural, and economic revolutions that transformed Europe between the arrival of the Black Death in the 14th century and the onset of the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. LINKS REUPLOADED
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"American Odyssey: The United States in the Twentieth Century and Beyond" is a history of the United States in the twentieth century, featuring sociological and cultural events, as well as strictly historical, and using many pertinent literary excerpts. Focused on the social history of the United States, this textbook covers relationships, interprets evidence, connects the present to the past, and helps students do all those things.
Reading age for native speakers: High School students
Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century 
