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Course Criteria
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1.25 Credits
Examines major world issues over the past 500 years. Topics include European expansion and colonialism, the Muslim empires, East Asia from Ming to Qing, the Americas, Africa, the scientific-technological revolution, decolonization, and modern environmental problems. Designed primarily for first- and second-year students, it provides a time frame for understanding events within a global framework. (General Education Code(s): IH.) K. Simonton
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1.25 Credits
Examines the loss and reassumption of local and state autonomy in Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries. Delineates the modalities of the colonial state and society, modes of resistance to alien occupation, and the deformation of social, class, and gender relations. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) D. Anthony
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1.25 Credits
Surveys the history of East Asia from 1500 to 1894. Covers political, social, economic, and cultural histories of China, Japan, and Korea with the goal of perceiving a regional history that encompassed each society. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) M. Hu, A. Christy
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40.00 Credits
A broad introductory survey of the political, social, economic, philosophical, and religious heritage of modern China, Japan, and Korea. Emphasis on the historical foundations of modern nationalism, the colonial experience, and revolutionary movements. (Formerly course 40.) (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) A. Christy
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1.25 Credits
History of the modern Middle East from 1800 to the present, with special reference to the 20th century and forces which have shaped the area. The impact of im- perialism, nationalism, and revolution in the area, with particular attention to the history of four countries: Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Israel. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) E. Burke
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1.25 Credits
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
A survey of the early histories of Indus Valley, Vedism, the epics, Buddhism, Jainism, with an exploration among original sources: archaeological, visual, ritual, literary, and epic texts. Thematic focus on communities, social systems, elite and popular cultures, and their mutual interaction. (Formerly Histories of Traditional India) ( General Education Code(s): IH, E.) D. Basu
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1.25 Credits
Offers an introductory survey of the political, social, economic, and religious heritage of the cultures of the ancient Near East from the dawn of history to the days of Alexander the Great. Discussions include the cultures of Mesopotamia (from the Sumerians to the neo-Baby-lonians); ancient Egypt and Nubia; Anatolia and Syria (from the Hittites to the Arameans); and Canaan and Israel. (General Education Code(s): IH.) A. Yasur-Landau
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1.25 Credits
Introduction to Japanese popular culture from the Toku-gawa era to the present. Pursues the role of mass media on Japanese society through analyses of popular movies, animation, comic books, music, and other artifacts in historical context. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Aso
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1.25 Credits
Surveys the history of the Muslim world from its beginnings through the Caliphal period. Islam is approached as a religious, social, political, and cultural phenomenon. Special emphasis on understanding Islam in the context of contemporary developments in the Near East, Europe, Africa, and Central Asia. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) B. Catlos
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