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3.00 Credits
The African experience in the Atlantic world. Begins with study of African society in 15th century, the encounter with Europe, the emergence of the transatlantic slave trade and its impact on Africa, Europe and the Americas, and the formation of "New World" African cultures. Ends with examination of transition(s) to freedom and rise of an imperial world order predicated on race.
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3.00 Credits
The African experience from end of slavery to mid-20th century. Focus on development of colonialism in Africa, struggle for freedom and democracy in Europe and the Americas, and creation of "black" cultures and identities in Atlantic world. Ends with examination of independence movements and struggle for civil society from end of World War II to late 1960s.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-disciplinary survey of Muslim peoples from 7th to 20th century. Part I introduces Islam as a religious, ethical, legal, social, political and economic system. Part II surveys Muslim peoples and communities in Central Asia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South America, Sudan, Swahili-speaking East Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Topics include ethnicity, gender, relations with the West, legal and social reforms, internal Muslim/non-Muslim relations and Muslim perceptions of the future.
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3.00 Credits
Examines world environmental history from prehistoric times to the present, with emphasis on the past 500 years. Begins by looking at the ancient agricultural civilizations and other modes of human societies in the world, then examines the environmental history of medieval Europe and of imperial China. The bulk of the course is devoted to studying European expansion and ecological imperialism, environmental history of late imperial and modern China, and American environmental history. Considers the rise of local and international conservation movements and environmentalism, ongoing environmental changes (for example, the Green Revolution, rapid population growth and urbanization in developing countries, etc.) and the important question of where we are heading.
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3.00 Credits
Aims to deepen understanding of science and technology by situating them in a world-historical context. Instead of focusing on individual discoveries or inventions, students examine the social meanings of science and technology in the modern world. They investigate issues such as the role of science and technology in European imperialism, the reception and development of science and technology in non-Western societies, the configurations of modernity in different societies and the anxieties toward science and technology reflected in art and literature. They also explore the complex reactions to certain developments in science and technology (e.g. Darwin's theory of evolution, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering). Finally, they consider the issue of globalization in relation to science and technology.
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3.00 Credits
Contextual approach to study of ancient Israel from Abraham to Deutero-Isaiah. Introduction to Biblical criticism and archaeology. Theoretical reconstructions of early Hebrew history to Exodus. Conquest of Canaan. Tribal League and its institutions. Kings, prophets and priests. Kingdom of Judah and Deuteronomic Reformation. Babylonian exile and reinterpretation of Israel's faith. Original source material in translation.
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3.00 Credits
Emergence of Judaism from 535 BCE to 589 CE Restoration under Persian rule. Accommodation and resistance to Hellenism. Varieties of Diaspora and Judean Judaism. Historical Jesus and early Christianity. Tanna'im and the efflorescence of Rabbinic Judaism. Amora'im and completion of Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds. Original source material in translation.
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3.00 Credits
Jewish history from fall of Second Temple to expulsion from Spain. Medieval Jewish communities within Islamic oikoumene; communities within Byzantine and Latin Christendom. Economic and social evolution, religious, intellectual, literary life during period that saw veritable crystallization and formulation of Judaism.
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3.00 Credits
Jewish society and culture from Spanish expulsion in 1492 to present day. Emphasis on period since 1750 and Eastern and Central European communities. Zionism, rise of Israel, American Jewish community.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on background to secession; problems of slavery and emancipation; constitutional and political changes brought by war; struggle over Reconstruction; changing status of African Americans; and impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
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