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3.00 Credits
Examines a variety of African cultures as background for understanding recent African history. Introduces the basic institutions of African societies and the ways in which these resemble or differ from those of the West. Historical topics include slavery and the slave trade, colonial conquest and rule, African religions, Islam and Christianity, the rise of nationalism, independence, and the crisis in southern Africa. I
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3.00 Credits
This course will build an understanding of the insular Caribbean using traditional historical sources as well as fiction, film, and the Internet. The focus will be on the societies of the Greater Antilles-Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Jamaica-although the smaller islands will also be considered. About two-thirds of the semester will highlight historical events that have shaped the modern Caribbean-slavery, the plantation system, the transition to free labor, independence movements and relations with the United States, to name a few. The last month of the course will examine current trends, including democratization, the growth of tourism, free trade zones, drug trafficking, and migration, as well as attempts at regional integration. Those discussions will help us forecast what the future of a small, poor, underdeveloped region like the Caribbean might be. I
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3.00 Credits
The drug trade is an enormously powerful and important element of the globalizing experience since 1500. This course will enable students to analyze that experience, its role in the promotion of a global economy, and the all too unclear line between licit and illicit drugs. It will encourage students to confront the historical elements of these processes (e.g., the role of states, corporations, etc. in determining legal/illegal status).
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3.00 Credits
Surveys material evidence for the first Americans, Clovis-Folsom hunters, origins of agriculture, and development of cultures and civilizations in North, Middle, and South America. Includes evidence for trans-oceanic contacts prior to Columbus. Studies various tribes maintaining traditional lifestyles into early modern times.
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3.00 Credits
Presents the formal aspects of creative works by man, including the terminology and techniques by which the great periods have been categorized. Developmental aspects of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture) and of music are emphasized, including some chronology and stylistics. Direct experience with the lively arts constitutes a basic part of the course.
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3.00 Credits
War has had a decisive impact on past civilizations and is a preoccupation in our own. It explores a community's hopes, pretenses, and fears; its social structure and level of technology; and its sense of honor and capacity for sacrifice. The course examines the place and practice of war in five different settings; the medieval west, 17th century England and the English Civil war, 18th century France and the French revolutionary army, Western Europe and World War I, and America in the nuclear age. A variety of books, films and other materials are used to present a vivis and thoughtful account of each culture and its involvements with war. I
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3.00 Credits
This course examines selected crises in twentieth century history through literary, film and other recorded or remembered experiences of children. Emphasizing primarily the history of Europe, it also discusses other areas of the world deeply influenced by European ideas, imperialism and economic domination. I
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3.00 Credits
Traces the history of a world economy from its formation in the pre-industrial era to the present, showing how trade and colonial interests have influenced modern history. Focuses on the competition for world markets and the struggle for empires. Also considers the impact of this struggle on foreign relations and the quality of life in industrial nations. I
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3.00 Credits
Covers approximately 1,000 years of Western history from the decline of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Italian Renaissance. Includes topics such as early Christianity, Germanic invasions, Byzantine and Islamic cultural influences, Carolingians, feudalism and manorialism, Vikings, church-state controversies, monasticism, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Crusades, growth of towns and universities, Scholasticism, the Black Death, and everyday life.
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3.00 Credits
The early modern era was the turning point in English history. During the tumultuous 16th and 17th centuries, the country underwent civil wars, revolution and social upheaval. It also experienced a golden age of literature, art and culture. This lively political, social and cultural world and the individuals who shaped it are the subject of this course. It will also examine seafaring and soldiering, farm and family life, magic and science. I
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