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European culture and society from the High Middle Ages to the present. The courses offer a variety of texts from literature, philosophy, political theory, and economics, through a perspective provided by works on social history. Offered: 253/Fall, 254/Spring Fix
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This course analyzes the history of the U.S. Constitution. Sample topics of study are: property rights and economic regulation, civil rights and presidential powers and civil liberties in wartime. Rosen
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Study of American foreign policy from the Age of Revolution to World War II. Major topics include Enlightenment origins of American policy; the Monroe Doctrine; imperial expansion; the Spanish-American War; progressivism and power; world war and world revolution; quest for stability in Europe and Asia; the good neighbor in Latin America; appeasement, aggression, and the war against the Axis Alliance. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher Offner
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Study of American foreign policy from World War II to the present. Major topics include the Grand Alliance and global politics; the Cold War and containment; China, Korea and anti-communism; European and Asian reconstruction; Cuban and Berlin crises; the Vietnam quagmire; nuclear arms races; the rise of a multi-polar world; the end of the ColdWar. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher Offner
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A survey of the Jewish experience in modern times which focuses primary attention on developments in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, and analyzes such issues as the process of Jewish emancipation, the rise of political anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the Zionist movement and the emergence of the state of Israel. Readings include documents, memoirs, short stories, and secondary sources. Weiner
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The department will arrange internships each semester for qualified juniors and seniors with such agencies as Historic Easton, the Canal Museum, Main Street Program - Easton, PA, Historic Bethlehem, etc. Written reports and conferences required. Enrollment limited by availability of acceptable projects. Miller
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Qualified students may develop, in consultation with an instructor in the department, a single-semester course directed to a particular theme or topic of historical inquiry, providing practice in historical research and writing. Staff
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Discussion of consequential historical issues and major new monographs. The topic varies according to the scholarly interests of the instructor. This is NOT a history research seminar. Prerequisite: History 206 or permission of instructor Offered: As needed Staff
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This is an intensive course focused on the ways that the language and practice of human rights have intersected with the practices and justifications of "modern war". Increasing transnational ties by both states and non-state actors have allowed for the globalization both of rights talk and of the tools and techniques of organized violence. The couse will focus both on 20th century genocides and on "wars on terror" in the US and Russia. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required in all cases Sanborn
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National-building efforts in Japan, Vietnam and Iraq will be treated as interrelated case studies. Course members will analyze and discuss scholarly works and primary sources directly concerning U.S. interventions in Iraq, Japan or Vietnam, as well as theoretical works that illuminate connections and points of comparison. Writing will emphasize synthesis and criticism of secondary works. Prerequisite: One of the following courses: History 105 or History 262 or Government 102 or Government 103, or permission of instructor Barclay
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