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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Jane Woodruff, Associate Professor in History and Languages This tutorial examines the idea and the practice of citizenship in the Roman world, from the passage of the Lex Hortensia to the establishment of the Principate. Discussion/essay topics include the ordinary citizen's rights and obligations (military, fiscal, electoral, legislative, judicial, and sacral munera),the differing munera of female citizens,the attractions of Roman citizenship for the people of Italy and the Roman empire and the political changes initiated by Augustus which affected the nature and value of Roman citizenship. Readings include selections from different types of primary sources as well as modern interpretations.
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2.00 Credits
Tutor: Jane Woodruff, Professor of History and Languages This tutorial examines the writings of and about Greek societies in various periods to ascertain their varying definitions of excellence (Greek arete) and the success of these societies in instilling appreciation for and permitting or encouraging demonstration of such excellence.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Staff A consideration of major problems associated with the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. Special attention will be given to Hitler's emergence, triumph,and failure, and to Germany's relationships with other European states.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Staff A consideration of major problems faced in the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1990. Attention will be given to issues of continuity and change in the exercise of power by Soviet leaders within Soviet institutions. Special consideration given to totalitarianism.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Elaine A.Reynolds,Professor of History Examines the issues and events of 18th-century British politics from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the French Revolution of 1789.In between, examines topics such as the growth of political parties, the rise of Cabinet government, the nature of aristocratic society,the impact of King George III, the Stamp Act crisis, the importance of London and its politics and the rise of radicalism. An emphasis is also placed on examining the changing views of historians in regard to these crucial topics in British history.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Elaine A.Reynolds,Professor of History This course looks at the basic political, social, economic and cultural institutions of France and how they helped give rise to and were changed by the French Revolution.The Revolution is one of the pivotal events in the development of modern European politics, society, and thought. Topics examined include the origins of the Revolution, the impact of liberal thought on the course of the Revolution, the Reign of Terror, counterrevolution, Napoleon and his empire, and the historiography of the Revolution.Readings are in English but there are plenty of opportunities for those with superior French reading skills to make use of them.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Elaine A.Reynolds,Professor of History Highlights of British history in the 19th century, including industrialization, political and constitutional change, the emergence of class society, and imperialism.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Fredrick M.Spletstoser,Professor of History An intensive survey of the American experience from the colonial era to the present.It introduces the student to and cultivates a solid understanding of major topics in American history and the basic interpretations of those topics which historians have propounded over the years. Designed specifically for the Oxbridge history student with little background in U.S. history.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Staff A study of the most influential Renaissance intellectuals (e.g., Petrarch, Salutati, Bruni, Valla, Machiavelli, More, Erasmus) in their European context. The tutorial will concentrate more on the Italian Renaissance than on the Northern Renaissance. A careful reading of primary sources related to these thinkers, and of secondary sources that interpret the period and the specific intellectuals. Student essays and discussions will focus on problems associated with this material.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Staff A study of Reformation intellectuals (e.g., Biel, Staupitz, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin) in their European context. The tutorial will range across the interconnected Reformations.. A careful reading of primary sources related to these thinkers, and of secondary sources that interpret the period and the specific intellectuals.Student essays and discussions will focus on problems associated with this material.
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