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An analysis of the place of Vienna in the cultural history of the modern west; particular attention is given to the Vienna of Franz Josef (1848-1916) through the disciplines of history, art, architecture, music, literature, philosophy and psychoanalysis. Included are works by Freud, Schnitzler, Kraus, and Zweig. (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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This course will examine the formation of modern Iranian culture through both historical documents and the creative works of mainly 20th Century Iranian poets and authors. The focus of the course will be the period between Iran?s Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1906 and the revolution of 1977-1979. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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An analysis of the cultural and intellectual life during one of Germany's greatest eras. Lectures and discussions are based on German literature, art, film, philosophy, architecture, and history. The background of Weimar culture and the rise of Hitler's Germany are also considered. (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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A history of the West African peoples since 1800, which focuses on their unique cultural heritage. Themes include: West Africa before the advent of alien domination, the European Conquest, West Africa under the Colonial regimes, and the liquidation of colonial rule and the reassertion of West African independence. (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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This course will introduce students to the life and work of Thomas Edison. Breaking with the stereotype of the lone inventor/genius, we will examine how Edison helped shape and was in turn shaped by the context of the Gilded Age America - when the United States emerged as an urban, industrial nation. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by slides, films, and visits to the Edison-related sites at the Henry Ford. Throughout the course the following themes will be explored: invention and the labor process, the significance of manufacturing and marketing, and the origins of modern consumer culture. (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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HIST 3520 will study the modern history of Lebanon and the country's involvement in broader Arab and Middle Eastern politics from the period when the country's modern boundaries were established in 1920 to the end of its fifteen-year-long civil war in 1990. The course will focus on the relations of the Lebanese state, its various ethno-confessional communities and political groupings with the Great Powers like France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States of America, as well as with the influential Arab states in the region, in particular Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the presence of Palestinian refugees on internal Lebanese politics. The course will also analyze the diverse, sometimes contrasting, visions among Lebanon's various local elites towards the country's place in the region and the world and how these visions underwent change in light of evolving internal social and external political developments. (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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The Vietnam War was a major turning point in U.S. history. This course focuses on French rule in Indo-China; U.S. interests in the region; U.S. involvement after 1945; the military, economic, and social nature of that intervention; and the consequences of the war. (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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3.00 Credits
European expansion into North America; colonial societies, ideas, and institutions; imperial policy and administration, and accompanying changes in Amerindian and African cultures, and New World ecologies. (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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The causes, character, and consequences of the American Revolution, and the shaping of a new nation through the War of 1812. (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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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of the history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to America's entry into World War I. Particular attention is paid to the social, economic, and intellectual aspects of the period and to the origins of 20th-century America. (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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