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Spring 2009 371s(01) First Family: Abigail and John Adams The Adams family can lay claim to being the greatest dynasty in American history, producing several generations of presidents, statesmen, and intellectuals. This seminar will focus on the two founders of that dynasty, their role in shaping the course of the American Revolution, and the imapct those dramatic events had on their lifelong partnership. A research paper based onThe Adams Family Correspondence will be required. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Ellis Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period (http://www. mtholyoke.edu/acad/hist/application.shtml) is required; 4 credits 371(02) Jefferson and America A critical appraisal of the life and legacy of ?mas Jefferson. The seminar will focus on Jefferson's elusive meaning as a touchstone in our contemporary debates about race, individual rights, and social equality, and connect these arguments to the historical Jefferson as he really was. The major requirement will be a research paper based on primary sources, most especially the Jefferson Papers. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Ellis Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period (http://www. mtholyoke.edu/acad/hist/application.shtml) is required; 4 credits 371(03) The Revolutionary Generation, 1776-1800 An appraisal of the political leadership of the American republic. A?er reviewing the two founding moments in 1776 and 1787, we will assess the achievements and failures of Adams, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and Washington during the 1790s when the institutions and ideals of the new nation were congealing. Students will be asked to select one Founding Father and one specific topic (i.e., Jefferson and slavery, Madison and political parties) for intensive study. Meets Humanities I-B requirement The department Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/ acad/hist/application.shtml) is required; 4 credits
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This seminar examines the causes and the course of the CivilWar, its social, economic, and political results during Reconstruction, and the early roots of both de jure segregation and the civil rights movement. It will examine the process of emancipation from the perspective of social history. Violent conflicts over free labor, the establishment of sharecropping, and the political and economic policies pursued by various groups - freedpeople, ex-masters, northern policymakers, wage laborers, and African American women, for example - will be covered. African American viewpoints and histories will receive particular emphasis. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement L. Morgan Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period (http://www. mtholyoke.edu/acad/hist/application.shtml) is required; 4 credits
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Explores America's relationship with Iran from the end ofWorldWar II to the present. Examines America's close ties to the Shah and the political, social, and economic causes of the Iranian revolution, with emphasis on the role of Shi'ite Islam. Concludes with analysis of politics and society in the Islamic Republic under Khomeini and his successors. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Hashmi Prereq. Politics 116; 4 credits
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This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of, and issues in, international human rights. Prior toWorldWar II, there was very little focus on the question of human rights within the international system and within the discipline of international relations. Since that time we have seen a significant expansion of human rights theory, practice, and institutions. This course outlines the historical ideational and institutional developments of human rights. It exposes students to a range of theoretical propositions and empirical findings to understand the role (and limits) of human rights in the international system today. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement J.Western Prereq. Politics 116 or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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(Same as History 283(02)) In this examination of American foreign policy since 18 8, topics include the emergence of the United States as a global power, its role inWorldWar I and II, its conduct and interests in the cold war, and its possible objectives in a post-cold war world. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between domestic interests and foreign policy, the role of nuclear weapons in determining policy, and the special difficulties in implementing a democratic foreign policy. See http:// www.mtholyoke.edu/ acad/intrel/afps98.htm for a more detailed description. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement J. Ellis, V. Ferraro Prereq. Politics 116; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement The department Prereq. soph, jr, sr, and permission of instructor; 1 to 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
An intensive reading course in theories of international society: the idea that states and peoples are or should be linked to each other through a web of shared values and institutions. It focuses on the work of Hedley Bull, Immanuel Kant, and John Rawls. How did these three men understand international society What are or should be the values and institutions that give rise to it and support it What implications do their visions of international society have for war and peace, state sovereignty, religion, democracy, capitalism, distributive justice, human rights, and international law What responses and criticisms have their arguments engendered Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Hashmi Prereq. Politics 116; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines American foreign policy concerning the promotion of democracy and human rights abroad. The course begins by examining how and why these policies are developed within the U.S. political, economic, institutional, and geostrategic context. Through the use of case studies, we will then evaluate how these policies have influenced events in Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and sub-Saharan and southern Africa. Does not meet a distribution requirement J.Western Prereq. Politics 116; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
This course examines Islamic political thought from the origins of Islam to the present. It considers how Muslim thinkers over the past 14 centuries have understood such fundamental political concepts as the state, leadership, and law. The seminar also in- cludes modern Muslim reflections on political concepts ofWestern origin, such as democracy, nationalism, and civil society. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement The department Prereq. Politics 116, 8 credits in international relations or politics; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
Why do we moralize about war When is war justified, if ever What restraints should soldiers accept This course examines these issues within the context ofWestern and Islamic thought. Study of the origins and evolution of both traditions is combined with consideration of important topics of current concern, such as intervention, weapons of mass destruction, and women and war. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Hashmi Prereq. 8 credits in politics including 116 or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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