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3.00 Credits
PERSPECTIVES 1877-PRESENT: This course highlights major developments in American labor and economic history. Topics include the Industrial Revolution (major unions, strikes, and labor leaders) , Progressive era "trust busting," causes and consequencesof the Great Depression, labor law and worker's rights. 1960s War on Poverty, and changes in the American class structure and domestic economy since 1970. The last third of the course focuses on current global issues affecting the U.S. economy. Topics include the World Bank, IMF, WTO, NAFTA and controversies over globalization, free trade, and workers rights. Case studies will focus on U.S. - Latin America economic relations.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines of the history of Massachusetts from its founding to the present. Major topics to be covered include: the Puritan experience; Indian-White relationships; the American Revolution; 19th Century culture and society; the Civil War; changing patterns of industrialization, immigration, urbanization, and suburbanization over the last two centuries; labor history; and major political, economic, social, and. technological developments in the post-World War II period.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines African-American history from the Civil War to the present, focusing on the modern Civil Rights Movement (1950s-70s) as one of the most significant events in U.S. history. Topics include: origins of segregation, rise of Jim Crow, early civil rights organizations, Harlem Renaissance, impact of the Great Depression and WWII, and a detailed analysis of the Civil Rights Movement and current civil rights issues.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a broad survey of Latin American history. Topics include: native cultures and civilizations; impact of Spanish and European colonialism; the role of the Catholic Church; slavery and race relations; political , economic, and social patters of development: and cultural achievements.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines broad themes in modern Latin American history. Topics include: independence movements; political economics, and social patters of development; the Mexican Revolution and its legacy; the role of the military in Latin America; human rights struggles; and the impact of U.S. foreign policy. Special focus on Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba and selected Caribbean and Central American countries.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines themes explored in the most recent and highly acclaimed films from Africa, as well as in oral histories and literature by Africans about African history. Topics include: the ongoing impact of imperialism and colonialism; gender; class struggle; economic globalization; religion; and the shifting landscape of indigenous customs. Students will emerge from the course with a greater understanding of African history as seen through the eyes of Africans. Case studies include South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
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3.00 Credits
Major themes include: slavery; colonialism; Islam in Africa; modernization theory; resistance and independence movements; women's experiences; U. S. foreign policy; and Africa in the 21st century. These themes are explored in comparative context using select countries in southern Africa, west Africa, central and east Africa as case studies. Through historical documents, literature, maps, oral histories, and film, students acquire a grounding in African history.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the historical and cultural foundations of China, Korea, India, and Japan including their dynastic developments until the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: HIST 0101 or HIST 0213.
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3.00 Credits
Western contacts with Asia beginning with the eighteenth century, emphasizing the Chinese world view in the History of Asia, including the emergence of Modern China and Japan. Prerequisite: HIST 0101 or HIST 0213.
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3.00 Credits
These courses are designed to focus the attention of the student on a specific problem within the scope of historical study the fields of Africa, Asia, or Latin America. The problems will be of contemporary interest; and they will include intensive research, readings, class discussions, and the production of a scholarly paper. The field and problem(s) will be designated prior to the semester in which the course is offered. This course may be taken 3 times for credit.
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