History 164 - Introduction to World History: Theory and Practice

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Washington University in St Louis

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As an introduction to world and comparative history, this course tours the globe in an era when the world was engulfed by war. World War II was a period of intense violence, upheaval, and profound change that touched every continent in one way or another by destroying, remaking, and inventing international, domestic, and local institutions. Where conventional studies of the conflict focus on military and diplomatic matters, this course surveys the causes, scope, and consequences of World War II for a representative sample of the common people of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It uses the war's influence on race, gender, disease, propaganda, technology, literature, film, music, and material culture to introduce students to the basic concepts and methodologies of world and comparative history. Introductory course to the major and minor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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