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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A study of the institution of slavery, its origins, continuance, and contemporary residuals. Special attention is given to the Western Hemisphere. ( LA, HO2) Cross-listed as ALS 276. Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. The popular image of the 1970's is that it was the "Me Decade," time of self-absorption when Americans abandoned their struggle for broad social change and turned inward becoming increasingly preoccupied with their own lives. This course challenges this popular view of the decade by examining the new social activism of women, gays, environmentalists, Latinos, American Indians, and a host of conservative political and social groups. Other areas of study include the Burger Court, popular culture, changes in technology, stagflation, the rise of the Sunbelt States, and the decline of American power throughout the world. ( LA)
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3 s.h. A survey of Islamic states/empires and their characteristic sociopolitical institutions and intellectual traditions. ( LA, HO2) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. Examines the role of the Indian in American history from the period of exploration and penetration by European peoples to the present. Emphasizes recent and past problems faced by native peoples resulting from contact with whites. Topics include: treatment of native Americans by colonial administrators and government officials, the treaty and reservation system, and the growth of Pan-Indian Movements. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. This course surveys the history of New York City (New Amsterdam until 1664) from its origins as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company to its present status as America's foremost metropolis. Building on the work of urban historians, this course weaves together evidence and interpretations from the fields of economic, political, social, ethnic and cultural history. Attention to the city's growth in the colonial period, its emergence as the center of American commerce in the nineteenth century, and its current position as a center of the production of American popular culture. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. Examines the diverse ethnic groups that comprise American society, including the Irish, Italians, and Jews. Covers history from the era of mass immigration to the present. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. Examines the transformation of the American family from a unit of production in an agrarian culture to a unit of consumption in an urban culture. Emphasizes patterns of persistence and change in family structure, fertility, sex roles, economic life, education, mobility, and ethnicity. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The conduct of war and the impact of warfare on Western society since the Middle Ages. Major topics include: feudal warfare; limited war and linear tactics; Napoleonic Era; 19th century technology; World War I; air power and mechanized warfare; World War II; nuclear weapons and rockets. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3.00 Credits
History of Ireland
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Course covers Latino & Latina society in the U.S. from the Spanish/ Mexican colonization of the U.S. Southwest to contemporary immigration. The focus will be on culture and history after 1848 emphasizing new urban culture; the concept of the borderlands; changing patterns in U.S. immigration; and the heterogeneous nature of a group that includes Mexicans, Chicanos/Chicanas, Domicans, Puerto Ricans, and many others. ( LA) Cross-Listed as ALS 288.
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