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1.00 Credits
Since the 19th century, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia have found themselves bound up in an intricate series of networks connecting them to Europe to the north, the Middle East to the east and in some instances West Africa to the south. Colonialism and a common colonizer produced similar conditions and concerns in each of the three countries while notions of Arab nationalism, pan-Islamism and Islamic reform joined these countries to their neighbors to the east. However, neither the colonial experience nor the responses to Arab nationalism and Islamic reform were uniform. In this course we will explore these commonalities and differences in the historical experiences of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and then go on to examine their different efforts to gain independence from their colonial handlers and the different experiences the countries have undergone since independence. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A history of modern Japan's contact with and reactions to the West. Topics will cover knowledge of the West under the seclusion policy, Perry's impact, the policy of Bunmei Kaika (civilization and enlightenment), Westernization and repercussion, and Japanese intellectuals and the West. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course begins with an exploration of the historical development of human rights. Examining how human rights have operated in a global system, we will look at how rights existed for various cultures in Africa before the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. While we will address the legal and philosophical dimensions of human rights, this course will focus on the intellectual history of the experience and practice of human rights in Africa. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
A history of the first two centuries of the provinces of the Roman Empire, including the processes of acquisition and Romanization, and the survival of regional cultures. Important themes include social conditions, economic opportunities, religious and political change. Extensive use of archaeological evidence. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will examine major trends in Jewish history since 1789. There will be particular emphasis on Jewish society in Eastern Europe and the breakdown of orthodox hegemony. Topics will include the Haskala, the Bund, the development of Zionism, the interwar period in Eastern Europe, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel. The approach will be primarily that of intellectual history with emphasis on the secular aspects of Jewish history. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will study the evolution of English law and government in the Middle Ages from the Norman Conquest to the Stuarts. It will emphasize key concepts of common law, the nature of English kingship, the development of Parliament, the status of particular groups in English society, the evolution of governmental power, as well as some comparative material from other medieval states. The course will be taught from primary source materials with supplementary readings from secondary scholarship. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of Mexican history from the colonial period under Spain to the aftermath and consequences of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s and 1920s. However, most of the course's time will be dedicated to the post-Independence period after 1821. The "modern" period extends from the post-Cardenas period (after 1940) to the recent economic crisis of the late 1970s as a result of plummeting oil prices. This latter period will be considered in a more "topical" than a chronological way. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the post-Cardenas political system; the border economy with the United States and industrialization; Mexican immigration to the United States; and the contours of deepening Mexican agrarian capitali 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course considers the life and times of two Renaissance figures: Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli. They hailed from the same part of Italy, and their paths may have crossed in the troubled early-16th century. Although each would experience his share of successes and reversals, their fortunes would differ greatly. Leonardo went on to fame in the court of the French king, while Machiavelli was imprisoned and condemned to live in exile and isolation. What do their lives tell us about the Renaissance, and the significance of genius in history Viewed together, the works and achievements of Leonardo and Machiavelli present extraordinary range and diversity: from paintings, sculptures, anatomies, tanks and flying machines, to political theory, satire, citizen militias, and visions of diverting the course of the Arno river. Students will explore the Renaissance through the words and ideas of both figures, as well as through the observations and remembrances of others, such as Giorgio Vasari and Arcangela Tarabotti. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
This course will explore several fundamental topics in medieval history including the Christianization of Europe, the nature and growth of lordship, chivalric culture, the Crusades, the formation of royal government, the treatment of Jews, heretics, and women. Weekly readings will be drawn from primary sources such as chronicles, letters, treatises, and legal records. We will also read contemporary scholarly debates on these topics. Students will meet with the instructor in pairs on a weekly basis for approximately one hour. At each of these sessions, one student will present a five-page paper based on the weekly reading while the other is responsible for a thoughtful and constructive critique. Students will alternate between presenting and critiquing the other's paper for a total of five papers and five critiques. This course is designed for students who wish to work intensively on their writing and rhetorical skills in partnership with other students and the professor. 1.00 units, Tutorial
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3.00 Credits
Probably no set of events in the post-war history of the United States has so torn the fabric of American political life and values as the war in Vietnam. The war tested American foreign and military policy aims in Asia and became the object of a soul-searching national controversy that engaged the energies of millions of Americans and tried the collective conscience of the nation. For the Vietnamese people, the war was a harsh experience that evoked sacrifice and suffering in the name of revolution and independence. Vietnam's struggle with the United States represented in symbolic and practical terms an attempt to resolve questions of national identity and sovereignty that were the legacy of foreign domination and an ambiguous encounter with European culture and society. This course will examine the Vietnam War through a variety of historical materials including monographs, documents, novels, and memoirs. Films and guest-lectures will supplement the core readings. Readings will include: George Herring, America's Longest War; John Lewis Gaddis, Strategies of Containment; James Carroll, American Requeiem; Truong Nhu Tang, A Viet Cong Memoir; and Tim O'Brien, If I Die in a Combat Zone. 1.00 units, Lecture
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