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During the age of the Renaissance, scholars, artists, ecclesiastics, princes and courtiers consciously turned from medieval tradition and cultivated a renewal of classical Greek and Roman cultures. This course explores the cultural, intellectual, religious, political and economic lives of the men and women of Renaissance Europe from its inception in mid-fourteenth-century Italy to its culmination in Early-Modern Northern Europe. Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 111.
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This course traces the transformation of European culture and society between the last decades of the seventeenth century and the end of the eighteenth century. Texts include political and philosophical essays, theological works, and examples from the “literary underground” of the eighteenth century. While drawing significantly on select major writers such as Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet and the Scottish moralists, the course also examines figures who are sometimes overlooked in introductory surveys, such as Daniel Defoe, Richard Price and Mary Wollstonecraft. The overall goal of the course is to provide both an extended contact with the works of one particular historical period, and to survey the different ways in which historians have approached the period. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or HIST 112.
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This course focuses on the major transformations in European politics, economics, culture and society between the French Revolution and World War I. Topics include Napoleonic Europe, industrialization, the emergence of class as a concept for explaining fundamental social change, the revolutions of 1848, the unification of Germany and Italy, the expansion of European Imperialism, especially as seen in Africa, and the convergence of tensions which contributed to the outbreak of World War One. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or HIST 112.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of patterns of difference and commonality across the countries of Europe. From World War I, through the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism and totalitarianism and through the Cold War, an often ferocious ideological battle between liberal democracy, communism and fascism dominated European life. As the Cold War came to an end and the ideal of a united Europe community emerged, the relations between countries and peoples changed dramatically. Moreover, in almost all of the aspects of European relations, the workings of nationality, race, and ethnicity played important roles. In addition to confronting the profound ethical dilemmas which accompanied one of the darkest centuries of Europe’s history, students complete this class with a factual and conceptual understanding of the dynamic political, economic, social and cultural factors which affects Europe between 1912 and the twenty-first century. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or HIST 112.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the nature of revolution – intellectual, philosophical, economic, and political. Cross-listed as PHIL 340.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the American Civil War during the nineteenth century. The course assesses the causes and the consequences of the sectional conflict between the North and the South. In particular, it examines the politics of chattel slavery, the crisis of the federal Constitution, the campaigns of the Union and Confederate forces, and the plans for post-war reconstruction. Furthermore, significant themes of politics, gender, warfare and labor are considered. Prerequisite: HIST 121.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the causes, events, and consequences of the Second World War from a global perspective. The course will examine the major diplomatic, political, and military objectives and campaigns of the nations involved, and examine the war from the perspective of the individual combatant and civilian non-combatant. The impact of the war on American society and culture and the political alignment of the post war will also be studied. Prerequisite: HIST 122.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the American Revolution during the eighteenth century. It evaluates the causes and the consequences of colonial rebellion against the British Empire in North America. Furthermore, it assesses the preconditions, constraints, and outcomes of the struggle for independence. Particular attention will be given to the clash of values, interests, and ambitions transforming the thirteen colonies into the United States. Moreover, significant themes of cultural, economic, military, and constitutional developments are explored. Prerequisite: HIST 121.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of American environmental history from the colonial period to the present. This course traces the connections between human society and its surroundings in the various bioregions of North America. In particular, it focuses upon how ideas, attitudes, institutions, and technologies impacted the American experience with nature. Significant attention will be given to indigenous ecology, agricultural extension, resource conservation, and green politics. Cross-listed as ENVS 352. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This exploration of the most important social, economic and political developments in Britain since the beginning of the eighteenth century covers topics including the rise of industrial society, Victorian ideas and attitudes, British feminism, the rise and fall of the British Empire, the emergence of the Labour Party and British socialism, the impact of the two world wars, and postwar political and social changes. Certain themes are stressed such as the relationship between elite and popular politics, the development of the state, changing configurations of empire, and transformations in social and gender relations. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or HIST 112.
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