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4.00 Credits
A study of United States' economic history from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the foundations of the American economy, the dynamics behind American economic expansion, the history of American business, and the costs and benefits of industrialization and modernization. Not offered 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
F. Violence in the American West, from the Spanish colonial era to the present. This course is about conquistadors, gunslingers, anarchist saboteurs, vigilante lynchings, cowboys fighting in saloons, enslaved Chinese prostitutes, Indian warriors, Mormon ambushes, riots in post-industrial LA, and more. It uses these striking figures, and events such as the Ludlow Massacre and Custer's Last Stand, to examine the function of violence in the political, social, and economic evolution of the region. The course also examines the popular culture of violence in Western fiction and film. This violence has been about class conflict, racial and cultural antagonism, competing political visions, and ideals of manhood. The course focuses on the American West, but it makes brief comparisons to other regions of the U.S. and similar frontiers in Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Latin America, and Australia. This course is eligible for concurrent registration in History 394. Students who take the History 394 seminar in connection with History 358 are encouraged to do papers on a topic related to violence, but may choose other topics set in the American West during any period. They may also do papers on other frontiers during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Europe
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3.00 Credits
F. Focuses on a particular topic or period within the Middle Ages for advanced historical study. For Fall 2008, this course will examine the history of the Crusades, from their inception with the First Crusade in the eleventh century to the fall of the mainland Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1292. Special attention will be given to the religious, political, and social contexts of the Crusades, the motivations of the crusaders, and medieval Christian attitudes towards Muslims and Jews. Not only Crusades in the Middle East will be examined but also the Reconquista in Spain and the Crusades against the Cathars and in the Baltic. Substantial attention will be given to historical interpretations and historiographical debates about the significance of the Crusades. This course is eligible for concurrent registration with History 394.
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3.00 Credits
This course will look in detail at Calvinism, one of the leading Protestant movements that began in early modern Europe and reshaped the religious and political landscape in Europe and in the American colonies in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Beginning with Geneva, the course will examine the ways in which Calvinism spread, changed, and developed in different political, social, and cultural contexts. This course will focus on the connections between religious change and social and political transformations and will examine the aims of the Calvinist clergy versus those of lay people and the approach taken by Calvinism on key concepts such as church discipline, the right of resistance, and the appropriate sphere of action of church and state. This course will seek to bring to light the variety of experiences of leading Calvinist pastors, but also those of ordinary people. Students will read a range of primary sources in English as well as a number of articles by leading scholars of the Reformation. Not offered 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
S. Exploring the changing roles of individuals in post- 1789 European society, this course examines major trends and events through the perspective of their impact on the self-perception of individuals. The course proceeds through such topics as the development of working-class consciousness, the rise of the respectable middle class, the Nazification of "ordinary Germans," and the meaning ofreligious identity in modern society. This course is eligible for concurrent registration in History 394. Global Histories
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3.00 Credits
S. This course will examine the experience and impact of Westerners in East Asia, principally between 1850 and 1950. It will take a sampling from each category of Western residents (many of whom were Americans) who played interesting roles in the modern history of China, Japan, and Korea: foreign missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and academics. In addition to other course work, each student will select a case study of an individual, family, or small group as the subject of a paper. This course is eligible for concurrent registration with History 394.
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3.00 Credits
Examines dimensions of European imperialism from its inception in the fifteenth century to its demise in the twentieth. The course may focus on the empire of a single European nation (e.g., Britain or Spain) or may conduct a comparative study of several nations' empires from a particular analytical perspective. Not offered 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
F, I, and S.
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3.00 Credits
Honors Tutorial in History
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3.00 Credits
A two-semester sequence designed to lead students to the writing of a more substantial seminar paper than is possible in History 394. Students spend fall term in History 390H conducting a thorough investigation of the secondary literature on and around a topic which they choose in close consultation with their advisor. They proceed in spring term to write a senior thesis upon that topic. Required for students in the department's honors track and highly recommended for those planning to pursue graduate studies in history.
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