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  • History 63: History of Recent Science and Technology

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S This course will consider selected case studies of scientific and technological work since 1960, using analytical tools from science studies, historical sociology, philosophy of science and gender studies. Participants will read classic books deploying these tools, and then will research and present their own case studies on topics such as the development of the personal computer, invention of the "abortion pill" RU-486, or disposal of high level nuclear waste.Open to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR.
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  • History 64: Modern Europe:The Enlightenment Through the First World War

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09S: 12 An examination of the major political, social, economic and cultural developments in Europe from the early eighteenth century through the First World War. In this crucial period of world history, Europe generated the Enlightenment, constitutional democracy, industrial capitalism, advanced technology and global imperialism. Topics include: political revolutions in France, the Germanies and Russia; the industrial revolution and its consequences; liberalism, nationalism and imperialism, the rise of socialism and world wars over the course of two centuries. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR. Estabrook.
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  • History 65: Modern Europe:The Twentieth Century

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09W: 11 An examination of major political, social, economic, and cultural developments in twentieth century Europe. Topics to be treated include the impact of the World Wars and Cold War, the Great Depression, the growth of totalitarianism, the recession and integration of Europe. A subsidiary focus of the course will be the perspective taken on these developments by some major European thinkers. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: W. Major Dist: EUR. Koop.
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  • History 66: History of Africa since 1800

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09S: 10A This course explores some of the major historical processes unfolding in Africa since 1800. Our analysis will focus on social and economic history as we examine Africa's integration into the international economy during the nineteenth century, the rise of new social classes, and the creation of the colonial and post-colonial state. Our primary case studies will be drawn from east, west and southern Africa to highlight both the similarities and differences of their historical development. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Major Dist: AALAC. Sackeyfio.
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  • History 67: The History of Modern South Africa

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S After an initial overview of colonialism in Africa, this course will concentrate on Southern Africa, with special emphasis on the historical development, effects, and implications of the racial situation in the Republic of South Africa. Readings will be drawn from primary and secondary materials and from works of fiction. Illustrative films will be shown, and some opportunity offered to compare the history of race relations in South Africa with that in other African countries and in the United States. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Major Dist: AALAC.
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  • History 68: History of North Africa from the Arrival of Islam to the Present[pending faculty approval

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09S: 2A This course offers an introduction to the history of North Africa from its conversion to Islam to its current, transnational political and social formations. Focusing on religion and conversion, Sufism and mysticism, French and Italian colonialism, trade and economic history, environment, the region's engagement with the Sahara, literature and culture, and migration, assignments will emphasize major themes in the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the region. Open to all classes. Major Dist: AALAC. Trumbull.
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  • History 69: Islam in Africa[pending faculty approval

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09W: 2A This course aims to introduce students to the formation of Islam in the Maghrib, Saharan Africa, and Africa south of the desert. Assignments will address continuities with and differences from the practices of Muslims in other parts of the world while emphasizing the central role the religion has played in the unfolding of history in various parts of Africa. Topics covered will include conversion, popular religion and mysticism, cultural formations, and social organization. Open to all students. Major Dist: AALAC. Trumbull.
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  • History 70: Topics in Middle East History

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    09W: 2 In 09W, History of the Middle East, 1258-1914. This course will survey the history of the Ottoman Empire and Safavid-Qajar Iran. Emphasis will be placed on political, social, and cultural history, and comparisons will be made between the two empires. Finally, their various responses to Western Europe from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries will be examined. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. WCult: NW. Major Dist: AALAC; <1700, <1800. Garthwaite. History of the Middle East, 622 to 1258. Following a brief treatment of pre-Islamic Middle Eastern history, the course will focus on Muhammad and the rise of Islam, the caliphate and the Turkic-Mongol invasions. In additional Islamic institutions and the nature of society and its culture will be studied. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. WCult: NW. Major Dist: AALAC; <1700, <1800.
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  • History 71: Social History of the Contemporary Middle East

    3.00 Credits
    Dartmouth College

    Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Not since the seventh century and the rise of Islam has the Middle East experienced such profound change as caused by the western impact in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course, set primarily in the post-World War I period, will examine the scope of this change and its impact on society and traditional values and various Middle Eastern responses. Although the course will center on Turkey, Egypt, and Iran, it will include Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Israel as well. Readings will include primary sources and literature available in translation. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Major Dist: AALAC.
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