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09S: 11 10S: 9 After a review of Kievan and Muscovite antecedents, the course surveys the history of Russia from the Time of Troubles to the beginning of the twentieth century. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of the Russian autocrat, on the institution of serfdom, and the development of the 19th century intelligentsia. Intended to precede, but not prerequisite to, History 55. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER; <1700, <1800. Whelan.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Following an introductory survey of the social and political problems confronting Imperial Russia, the course concentrates on the causes and processes underlying the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the development of Marxism-Leninism, and the eventual establishment and consolidation of the new Soviet Regime. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S An examination of major developments and problems in twentieth century Russian history with particular attention to the consequences of the October Revolution, Leninism, civil war and its impact, politics and society during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s, the formation of the Stalinist system and its historical legacy, the Krushchev era, the Brezhnev years of "stagnation," Gorbachev's perestroika and the problems of transition to a law based on democratic and open market system of the Russian Federation, the successor state to the Soviet UnionOpen to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR.
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09W: 12 10S: 11 An introduction to major revolutions in Western science since 1700, focusing on changing definitions of science; on political and religious implications of scientific theories; and on the effect of national contexts on scientific practice. Topics include Newton and Newtonianism in the 18th century, the Darwinian Revolution, Einstein and the birth of modern physics, and science under 'banners' in revolutionary France, Nazi Germany, and Soviet Russia.Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER; <1800. Kremer.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER.
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10S: 11 This course examines the relationship between warfare and the way society has developed in the past. Primary emphasis will be placed on the evolution of Western society, showing how political, economic, social and technological developments governed the decisions achieved in war and vice versa. Warfare is a cultural activity and the story of war looms large in the history of western civilization. Topics will include human aggressiveness, the origins of organized conflict, violence limitations and just war theories, bronze and iron warfare, Greek hoplite warfare, Alexander the Great, the Roman legions, the Chinese way of war, barbarian kingdoms, feudal warfare, the crusades and the Mongols, the military revolution, limited warfare during the Age of Reason, the French Revolution and Napoleon, Nineteenth-Century warfare, the commercialization and industrialization of war, World War I and II. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER; <1700, <1800.
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09W: 10A 09S: 3A, 10 09X: 10A In 09W: 10A, Guerrilla Warfare, Counter-Insurgency and Movements of National Liberation in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This course examines the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare used in national liberation movements during the twentieth century and the counter-insurgency strategies developed to combat these movements. The course will analyze some key theories of guerrilla struggle before exploring conflicts in the Philippines, Algeria, Kenya, Vietnam, Cuba and Nicaragua. The course will conclude with a comparative treatment of the war in Iraq from the emergence of the Iraqi insurgencies to the development of the "surge" under General David Petraeus . Major Dist: INTER . Haynes.In 09S at 3A, (Section 1) Bubonic Plague: Past, Present, and Potential ( Identical to College Course 6). An examination of history's worst biomedical disasters and society's responses; reservoirs and outbreaks of plague in the world today; and its potential as weapon of bioterrorism. Topics: epidemiology of plague; role of molecular biology in identifying diseases of the past; ecological disasters as precipitating events; effects of demographic collapse on the value of labor and on social relations. Cultural responses: images of St. Sebastian, Islamic martyrdom, Chinese boatburning rituals, Camus ' The Plagu e. Guest lecturers from the Departments of French and Religion, and the Dartmouth Medical Schoo l. Dist: SOC or INT. Major Dist: INTER; <1700, <180 0. LittleIn 09S at 10 (Section 2), Crusades and Jihad: The Mediterranean Experience 1095-1350 ( Identical to College Course 4). The Crusades, launched in 1095 by European Christians to secure military control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land, led to a period of sustained and largely hostile contact between Christian and Muslim cultures. The result engendered important and often unintended changes in religion, politics, and cultural life in both Christendom and Islamdom, and largely defined Muslim-Christian understanding and self-understandings through the present day. This course, co-taught by a specialist in Islamic Religion and a specialist in the European Middle Ages, takes a comparative perspective. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: CI. Major Dist: INTER; <1700, <1800. Gaposchkin, Reinhart. In 09X at 10A, Introduction to Global History Methods. In reading the course will survey the major concepts used to construct global narratives, from ancient Sumeria, Greece and China to the present day. Students will complete major essays on a field of their own interest. Crossley.
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09W: 11 This course will focus on Irish history, from the ill-fated Uprising of 1798 to the emergence of the Irish Free State in the early 1920s. Major themes will include: the making of the Protestant Ascendancy; agrarian protest in pre-Famine Ireland; the Great Famine and its consequences; the rise of a new Irish nationalism and revitalized Catholic Church; and the struggle for independence that culminated in the achievement of a truncated and quasi-independent "Free State".Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR. Nelson.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S This course focuses on Atlantic society, economy, politics and culture shaped by the nature of maritime life in early modern times. Topics include: British voyages of trans-Atlantic exploration; the effects of trans-Atlantic contacts on communal life and settlement patterns; navies, merchant seamen, and pirates; the slave trade; life in port towns and coastal villages; the lore and creative traditions of Anglo-American maritime culture; and the impact of European competition on the British vision of an Anglo-Atlantic world. Open to all students. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER; <1700, <1800.
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08F: 9 The First World War was fought in Europe for the most part but it involved belligerents from every continent and had global effects, many of which bedevil our world today. This course introduces you to the vast subject of what the British still call The Great War, its causes, combat, homefronts and far-reaching consequences as well as to some of the unresolved questions that continue to propel our research. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: INTER. Darrow.
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