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3.00 Credits
Explores the political and social dynamics of the Third Reich, the charisma and importance of Hitler, the choices of ordinary Germans, the genesis and execution of the Holocaust, and the problems of postwar Germans in dealing with the Nazi past. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. H, I. SCHECK
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Historical perspectives on the timeless question: How do we know what is right and wrong In the tradition of the moral-philosophy seminars that once capped collegiate education in the United States, focuses on five seminal thinkers who tried to develop an ethical framework for public and private life: Jonathan Edwards, Paine, Thoreau, Jane Addams, and Niebuhr. Each grappled with moral, religious, social, and political concerns, and each provides a window through which to study American history as an ongoing pursuit of the good and virtuous. Combines intellectual history and moral philosophy and explores the fertile ground between apathy and dogmatism. Prerequisite: One course in history. Four credit hours. H. OPAL
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An in-depth study of the Civil War in America, with a series of common readings on the war, including its causes, its aftermath, significant military and political leaders (e.g., Grant, Lee, Longstreet, Sherman, Lincoln, Davis), the experiences and impact of the war for women and African Americans, the impact of defeat on the South, the ways in which Americans remember and reenact the war. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. H, U. LEONARD
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The social, economic, and political determinants of big science and technology in the 20th century through analysis of the history of major waterworks projects, the rise of agribusiness, and nuclear power in various national settings and under various polities. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the place of nuclear technologies in the modern world, using social, cultural, and institutional history and focusing on the USSR and the United States. Nuclear technologies are symbols of national achievement, yet significant scientific uncertainties accompanied their creation, they require significant public outlays, and they have led to dangerous pollution. What explains their great momentum Four credit hours. H. JOSEPHSON
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An exploration of humankind's historical experience with epidemic disease. Topics include the evolution of human diseases and those of domesticated animals, urbanization and disease, the integration of disease reservoirs, childhood epidemics, the world's medical traditions and the efficacy of their interventions, the rise of public health and the pharmaceutical industry, and the contemporary challenges of HIV/AIDS and bioterrorism. Prerequisite: History 261, 276, or 394. Four credit hours. H.
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An examination of the Cold War from both Soviet and American perspectives, tracing the reasons for this prolonged rivalry, the patterns of military and diplomatic confrontation, the global impact of the Cold War, and the upheaval in Soviet-American relations that recently moved the Cold War into the realm of history. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. H. WEISBROT
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3.00 Credits
The transformations of China, Japan, and Korea from the imperial orders of the latter 19th century to the national regimes of the early 20th. Readings and discussions examine changes in politics, society, religion, and culture to consider the shifting definitions of what it means to be Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. H, I.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary course focused on the cultural changes that accompanied dramatic shifts in the political and social order of 17th-century China and Japan. Examines the discourse on virtue and vice among Chinese literati and Japanese samurai and the impact of a burgeoning urban consumer culture that came to dominate both worlds. Readings and discussions cover a range of primary documents and secondary materials to explore various scholarly approaches to the social and cultural transformations of this period. Prerequisite: Previous East Asian Studies coursework. Four credit hours. H, I.
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3.00 Credits
Why have modern Latin American states consistently faced resistance and rebellion from peasants and indigenous peoples An interdisciplinary examination of Latin America's colonial legacy, followed by analysis of conflicts spurred by 19th-century liberalism and 20th-century social revolutions in the Andes, Central America, and Mexico. Special attention to ethnicity, political violence, and different theoretical perspectives on how states are (un)made. Prerequisite: A previous course on Latin America and permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. H, I. FALLAW
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