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1.00 Credits
The experiences of African-Americans from the 17th century to the present with particular emphasis on life in slavery and in the 20th-century urban North. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
Humans have a long history of interaction with arid environments. We have created great agricultural civilizations in arid environments, sought solitude for religious practice, drilled for oil, explored, conquered, and - most recently - preserved. This course explores the range of human activity in and attitudes toward arid environments in a diachronic and comparative manner. Note: This course applies only as an elective to credit toward a History major. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
An introductory survey of the political, social, military and religious history of the Crusades. Using primary sources, the course will also examine how aspects of the Crusades reveal broader themes in medieval history, including: European identity, pilgrimage, religious violence, technological innovation, perceptions of non-Europeans, and the influence of the Crusades on early modern voyages of discovery. Lecture and discussion format. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This survey course introduces students to the broad sweep of political, social, economic, and sectarian forces that have shaped the development of modern Ireland. Beginning with close of Hugh O'Neill's rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I (1603) and concluding with the Treaty negotiations that ended the Anglo-Irish War (1921), students will examine the clash of cultural identity and faith that serves as backdrop to the unsettled conditions of the present day. To an extraordinary degree, the study of modern Ireland reveals the power of historical myth and stereotype to shape the destiny of a people. Note:This course does not satisfy the Europe before 1700 history major requirement. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
Drinking as an institution has reflected the varieties of culture, interest groups, and ideologies that have swept America. We will examine the tumultuous history of this institution, from the origins of the Republic to the present, in order to understand what the 'wets' and the 'drys' can tell us about the nature of community in America. Special attention to the ways in which gender, race, class, and ethnicity shape perceptions of drinking, leisure, and social control. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
The Bible is arguably the most important book ever assembled. This course will explore the changing role of the Bible from Late Antiquity to the Enlightenment and its impact on society. Themes addressed in this course include: the holiness of the text, the role of the Bible in medieval culture, comparisons with the Hebrew Bible and the Koran, the impact of printing, and the critical re-conception of the Bible as a created rather than divine text. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This course examines America since World War II. We will explore both political events and cultural and social trends, including the Cold War, rock 'n' roll, civil rights, feminism, Vietnam, consumerism and advertising, the New Right and the New Left, the counterculture, religious and ethnic revivals, poverty, and the "me" generation. 1.00 units, Lecture
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11.00 Credits
A study of the economic, ideological, and geo-political impetus for US foreign policy and military interventions abroad and their impact on the world. The emphasis of the course is on the trajectory of US foreign relations since 1945. Topics include, World War II and the changing conduct of war, the Cold War, the relationship between guerrilla war and terrorism, Vietnam, the oil crisis of the 1970s, Latin America, and the Middle East. The course aims to make sense of the current state of global conflict, through a study of the historical antecedents of our contemporary crisis. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This course will cover the history of Japan from the late Tokugawa to the present, with emphasis on the transformation of the Japanese tradition in the modern period. Primary attention will be given to such topics as the Japanese response to the Western expansion, the rise of Japan during and after the Meiji Restoration and its consequences, and the post-war economic miracle. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The astronomer Galileo Galilei's trial before the Roman Inquisition nearly four centuries ago endures as a symbol of the clash between science and religion. Undoubtedly, the rise of early modern science in 17th-century Europe provoked its share of battles, but was this the whole story This course will lead students to consider the origin and extent of the apparently irreconcilable differences between world views. How wide was the rift between science and religion, especially before the Enlightenment Students will be encouraged to explore this complex relationship in historical context, by weighing the coexistence of scientific curiosity and intense faith, and also by considering the religious response to the expanding horizons of knowledge. The course will highlight investigations of the heavens and the earth, thus seeking instructive comparisons between disciplines such as astronomy, botany, and geology. A number of broad themes will be the focus. These include the understanding of God and nature, authority (classical and scriptural) versus observation, the wide range of knowledge-making practices, the place of magic, and finally the influence of power and patronage. The class seeks to present a rich and exciting picture, looking forward as well to the influence of rational thinking and scientific inquiry on the making of modernity. 1.00 units, Lecture
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