HIST 334 - Urban Underworlds

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Texas A & M University-Commerce

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Urban Underworlds: The City and Its People in Modern Europe. Three semester hours Industrialization and the urbanization that accompanied it changed the nature of Europe's cities permanently. These new metropolises brought the contradictions of modern life into sharp relief. This course takes a comparative approach to analyze the urban environment in cities such as London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, ST. Pertersburg, and Moscow. Focusing on the hidden worlds of the ordinary person we will examine issues of class, crime and social control, prostitution and vice, entertainment and culture, and health and hyiene, as we explore the impact of change and modernity on Europe's urban landscape. Majors: Pre or co-requisite: Hist 253. Non-majors may enroll with consent of instructor.%

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tamu-commerce.edu

Phone Number:

(903) 886-5081

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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