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This course provides a broad overview of the events and themes encountered in Japan's early history, from the earliest archeological evidence of human habitation to the establishment of a stable political and social order under the Tokugawa bakufu (shogunate). The course will explore the role of diverse religious and cultural influences in shaping Japanese society and culture during the pre-modern era. Themes and topics of particular interest are the impact of Chinese civilization and the "indigenization" of imported traditions such as Buddhism and Confucianism, early political organization and the rise of the imperial clan, and civil war and the ascendance of the warrior class to political and cultural hegemony 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course begins by looking at the nature of Japanese society and culture during the height of samurai rule under the Tokugawa regime, which set the stage for Japan's tumultuous entry into the modern world. It then examines the social, economic, and cultural transformations that occurred in Japan from its initial encounter with Western modernity, through its rise to military superpower status in the first half of the 20th century and its reemergence as an economic superpower in the second half. Students will be encouraged to gain a greater understanding of the problems that have shaped Japan, by exploring the challenges, conflicts, triumphs, and tragedies of modernization, industrialization, and nation-building as the Japanese experienced them in the 19th and 20th centuries. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will examine the history of the Middle East from the emergence of the Ottoman Empire as a Middle Eastern dynasty in the 16th century until the formation of the modern Middle East in the 20th century. For the purposes of the course the Middle East will be defined on a north/south AXIS from modern Turkey to Upper Egypt and on an east/west AXIS from Iraq and the Eastern Arabian Peninsula to Libya. The overriding theme of the course is change and continuity in a variety of arenas in the Middle East over a period of 500 years. For example, we will explore changes in power structures in 17th- century Egypt as the state's political power declined while the individual's economic power increased; examine how people's modes of social organization and self-identification changed over the course of the 19th century; analyze the impact of European colonialism on Middle Eastern communities; and look at the emergence of modern Arab (and Turkish, Kurdish, Berber, Druze, etc) nationalisms in the 20th century. The material presented in the course is oriented toward producing a more precise understanding of how broader social, political and economic changes throughout the Middle East affected the everyday lives of individuals in the region. To the extent possible, material will be drawn from primary source documents 1.00 units, Lecture
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Heirs to many traditions-Hellenist, Roman, Mesopotamia, African, Persian and Central Asian- the medieval and early modern Islamic states' tolerance of other faiths and their patronage of science and arts made them fertile meetings points for cross-cultural exchange and trade. This multidimensional and complex Islamic world ultimately helped shape Europe's Renaissance and informed much of how Europe would understand their relationship with the rest of the world in the Modern era. These issues of social and cultural identity will be studied through the perspective of Europeans (Christians, Jews and Muslims) facing religious diversity within their realm. This perspective will serve as a point of discussion to consider how issues of "Engagement and Exclusion" may ultimately help us rethink European and Middle Eastern hist 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course surveys the transformation of the Middle East into an Islamic civilization from the life of Muhammad in the early seventh century through the collapse of the Mamluk Empire in 1517. It focuses on social, cultural, and political history and addresses regional variations from Morocco to Iran. Topics include women, religious minorities, and slavery, as well as Islamic education, mysticism, and literature. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course surveys Middle Eastern history from the foundations of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires through the 20th century. Major topics include modernity, imperialism, nationalism, and the role of Islam. Textbook readings are supplemented with primary sources and biographical sketches to situate the complexities of gender and culture in the context of political and economic change. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Columbus's voyage began a new period in the history of colonialism. This course examines the complex world that the Spanish Conquest destroyed, and it explores the "New World" created in its aftermath. It opens with a journey into the worlds of the Aztecs, the Mayas, and Incas, but it also considers indigenous peoples less well known to contemporary students, especially the Tainos, the Lencas, and the Guarani. The plight of millions of enslaved West Africans in the Americas is also a central topic. Finally, Spanish colonialism here extends between 1492 and 1898 in the Caribbean, and up to the 1820s in the U.S 1.00 units, Lecture
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