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1.00 Credits
An examination of 19th and 20th century Italy with particular emphasis on the problems unique to Italian history and society. Topics include the Risorgimento and Unification, Liberal Italy, Church-State relations, World War I, regional divisions, Fascism, World War II and the postwar Republic. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This seminar will focus on the rise and fall of the Italian Fascist movement and regime from 1914-1945. It will place Italian Fascism within the context of both modern Italian and European history. Specific topics include World War I and the rise of fascism, fascism as a response to Bolshevism, fascism as a form of "Totalitarianism," the development of anti-fascism, women and the fascist regime, World War II, the Holocaust, and the Armed Resistance. We will also compare Italian Fascism to German Nazism and the influence of both on similar movements in Europe. Due attention will be given to the historiography and current interpretations of fascism. (Listed both as Modern Languages 333-25 and Italian 333-06.) 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
A course will focus on the historical problem of the impact of the French Revolution abroad and the reasons for the Napoleonic wars. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
This seminar will trace Ireland's transformation from a quasi-colonial fixture within the United Kingdom to an autonomous and fully independent member of the European community. Beginning with the Easter Rising of 1916, students will examine the principal stages of this journey toward nationhood: the Anglo-Irish War, the Irish Civil War, the establishment of a working democracy, the struggle for economic independence, Ireland's neutrality during World War II, the declaration the Irish Republic, entrance into the European Community, and Ireland's emergence at the end of the century as a modern European society. Woven throughout this story is the unresolved problem of Northern Ireland. Students will see Ireland as a case study of the process of decolonization and nation building 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
This course will investigate political, social, and cultural aspects of World War II in Europe and the Soviet Union. Topics will include the breakdown of the Versailles system, the interrelationship of military and social change, genocide, resistance movements, and the impact of war on European culture. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
The transformation of the United States into an urban industrial nation, with special attention to the social and cultural effects of industrialization. The course will begin by examining Reconstruction, but will concentrate on the years after 1877. Extensive readings in original source materials, including several novels, as well as in analytic histories. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
This seminar addresses American suburban history in comparative perspective. We will examine the origins and evolution of the suburban ideal, from earlier European precedents, to the "garden city" and "street car" trolley and train suburbs of the 19th century, to the automobile suburbs, and to the "post-suburban" communities that have emerged since the late 20th century. Geographical coverage will extend from Hartford to Orange County, California. Topics will include the bearing of differing racial, class, gender, and sexual-orientation identities on Americans' experience with suburban living as well as the politics of space and race. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Beginning with first encounters and ending with the American Revolution, this course examines cross-cultural encounters between Native and British people in early America. While focused on North America, more specifically on the eastern coast and backcountry, we will draw on recent and classic scholarly works in different disciplines and use a comparative approach to better understand the experiences at hand. We will consider key sites of cross cultural interaction, contestation, and negotiation - war, trade, land, slavery, labor, captivity, adoption, travel, disease, spirituality, sex, marriage, and family. The course will emphasize both the creative and destructive aspects of cross cultural encounters, and will work to balance British with Native perspectives while recognizing the diversity of these communities. Whenever possible African experiences will also be included. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
This seminar will explore the Crusades of medieval and early modern Europe through extensive reading of primary sources: chronicles, letters, and treatises. We will examine the origins of the Crusades; the religious culture of sanctified violence; military technology, strategy and battles; relations among Christians, Muslims, heretics, and Jews; the nature of the Crusader states in the Middle East; and the role crusading played in the Reformation and the age of exploration. We will also consider modern uses of Crusade history, rhetoric and images. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
This seminar examines the people, cultures, and societies of early America from first settlement to the eve of the American Revolution. We will focus on New England while simultaneously exploring the full scope of European exploration and colonization (particularly Spanish, French, Dutch, and English enterprises). We will pay close attention to Native American responses, the development of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, gender roles and family, challenges to colonial rule, and regional diversity in political, social, and economic structures. A major emphasis of the class will be on understanding colonists as real people through readings, discussions, and optional trips to living museums. The course will also explain the intellectual, social, and political changes that transformed colonists from diverse and independent colonies into Americans with a shared revolutionary and nationalistic sensibility. 1.00 units, Seminar
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