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3.00 Credits
This course treats the on-going Arab-Israeli conflict. Emphasis will be placed on the political, military, and social history of the period starting with the rise of Zionism in the late 19th century and continuing through to the conflict's most recent developments. Prerequisite: HIST 243 The Modern Middle East is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of the struggle for American independence. Attention will also be given to the military and diplomatic course of the war. Finally the Articles of Confederation and the making of the Constitution will be examined as initial attempts to resolve issues of nationhood exposed by independence. (R, PM)
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3.00 Credits
Offers an analysis of the sectional conflict leading to the secession crisis, the impact of the war on American society, and the reunification of the nation during Reconstruction. Within all three topics the course will be fundamentally concerned with the shifting meanings of freedom in American life. (R)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the Vietnam War in the context of the social upheavals of the 1960s. Starting with the supposedly quiescent periods of the late 1940s and 1950s, we will look at the war in the context of Cold War politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and other domestic conflicts. We will think about the class, racial, and gender dynamics of the war. Last but not least, we will read Vietnamese perspectives on the war, in order to illuminate why our involvement there had such tragic results. (R)
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3.00 Credits
This is a course in intellectual history. The basic ideas and historical development of Liberal Democracy, Fascism, and Communism are considered. HIST 170 Contemporary Europe is recommended. (R)
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3.00 Credits
From the beginning of American History, cities have played an integral role in the life of the nation. They have been vital centers of trade since before the arrival of Europeans in North America. They have been economic engines, spurring the westward movement of Europeans across the continent. They have been centers of culture and sites of conflict. They have raised questions of regional and national identity. They have housed a diverse array of class, ethnic, and racial groups. In this course, we will examine the growth of the American urban system from the Colonial Era to the present. Course requirements include a research paper on some aspect of the city of Little Rock using primary source documents. Students will receive plentiful help in finding a topic. Past topics include: Boxing in the 1870s, the Little Rock electric trolley system, Little Rock women's clubs, and race relations in the 1960s. (S, R)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines important American diaries, journals, and autobiographies from the colonial period through the era of the Civil War and explores the historical context in which these texts were written. It stresses, especially, the importance of gender, class, and race in the shaping of American life. (S, PM)
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3.00 Credits
This non-credit, non-fee course is required for graduation with a history degree. Students should enroll in this course the semester immediately after successfully completing their 25-page research paper in a History department research course.
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3.00 Credits
A seminar and discussion course centered on important texts in the history of American women from the colonial period to the present. (S)
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3.00 Credits
Some would argue that America is inherently a "death-denying" culture. This course investigates that assertion by exploring critical texts in the history of death in America from the colonial period to the present. It includes such topics as Puritan view(s) of death, the social construction of disease, death and warfare, the rise of the hospital, and an examination of the modern funeral industry. (S)
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