HISTORY 3344 - Love, Money, War: Medieval Style

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Temple University

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Description:

Counting money, accounting for debt, managing the budget - could such simple everyday practices actually be forces for transformation that change the way we think about embodiment, space, time, love, violence, power? This course will explore the world of the English royal treasury in the 12th century. At that time royal accountants invented new financing techniques. We will explore these fiscal inventions and then trace their ripples throughout society from the ways English kings made love, waged war, legislated law, and exercised rights over bodies, especially the Jews residing in England at this time. We will study how technologies can work not only as tools, but also as weapons. Thus, the question of violence and technology is central to our study.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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