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A general survey of Armenian history and culture from the fifth century B.C. to the present, with stress on cultural and political interrelationships with other countries in the Near and Middle East and the European states during the period of modern imperialism. Attention is given to politics, art, architecture, literature, religion, and international relations. Armenian history and culture are discussed in relation to Mesopotamian, Byzantine, Roman, Arabic, Ottoman, and modern European civilizations and politics. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Examines the historical myths that supported traditional Russian institutions, the literature that expressed these myths in symbolic form, the relationships between the social classes, and the conflict of values and goals in 19th-century Russia. Through the literature of the period the course explores social, intellectual, and political movements. The material is organized to consider both revolutionary and reactionary ideologies, origins of each, and the dynamics between them. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Course examines the nature of the intellectual structure of the ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamians and Hebrews, and the social structures and historical developments of those cultures. Emphasis is on the evolution of civilization, the contrasts between Egypt and Mesopotamia, and most importantly, the shifts from mythical to philosophical thinking and discourse. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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A modern cultural history of Detroit. Usually taught by two faculty members, the course emphasizes the role of literature, art, and music, and architecture in the city's history. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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This course is an attempt to define a modern cultural history of Detroit. A team of three of four faculty members will explore the relationship between society and the fine arts in Detroit from several aspects: Detroit?s literature, arts, music, and architecture; its social conditions and broader American context. Field trips into the city are also included. Course not open to students who have completed ARTH 304, ENGL 304, HIST 304, HUM 304, or SOC 304. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Study of the relationships between revolutionary philosophies and actions; the dilemma of the Russian Revolution and the dilemma of its "success"; the interaction of art, literature, and revolutionary movements. The course examines historical developments through novels, poetry, and philosophy. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
A history of Russia from its prehistoric origins to the beginning of the 19th century, focusing on political and economic development, cultural and religious dynamics, foreign relations, and expansion in Asia. Stress is placed on political dynamics, including the forces of democracy in Russia's past. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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A history of Russia from the time of Peter the Great to the Russian revolutions of 1917. Attention is given to internal affairs, economic development, foreign relations, the failure of reforms, and the emergence of the revolutionary movement. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Provides a broad overview of Russian history leading to the Russian revolutions of 1917, and a more detailed analysis of the revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and the subsequent development of the Soviet Union up to the present. Roots of present Soviet behavior will be sought in Russia's past. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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3.00 Credits
HIST 3131 will study the history of the Soviet Republic of Armenia, when it was ruled by Communists and was part of the USSR in 1920-1991. It will chronicle the broad political, economic, social and cultural developments throughout 70 years of Soviet history and will then study in detail how these developments affected life in Armenia, one the fifteen union republics of the USSR, and relations between Soviet Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora outside the USSR, including the Armenian American community. The course will help students to better understand the Soviet experience by focusing on developments not only in the political center in Moscow, but in the southernmost and territorially the smallest of all the Soviet republics. It will also help students to better comprehend the historical background to some contemporary developments in Transcaucasia (the South Caucasus), Turkey, Iran and the Arab states of Western Asia. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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