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This course surveys the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. Primary emphases include: the role of slavery in the colonial expansion of Europe; the emergence of a unique ideology of slavery in the southern United States; and the creation of Afro-Caribbean and African-American cultures that enabled Blacks to challenge slavery. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Malvasi.
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This course surveys the development of Southern society from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to the outbreak of CivilWar in 1861. Discussion will emphasize the origins and expansion of slavery, the rise of the plantation economy, the relations between masters and slaves, the character of Southern religion and thought, and the politics of secession. Offered every three years. Three hours. Mr. Jefferson.
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This course provides the opportunity for students to gain a chronological and thematic understanding of African- American history since the Civil War. It examines and evaluates the legacy of slavery, the nature and evolution of African-American culture and thought, the promise and perils of emancipation, the accomplishments and failures of Reconstruction, the origins and consequences of segregation, the struggle for civil and political rights, and the ongoing effort to create an integrated society. Offered every three years. Three hours. Mr. Jefferson.
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This course uses fiction to explore the nature and meaning of African- American history. Novelists studied will vary.Writers considered in the past have included Charles Chestnutt, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, Chester Himes, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Charles Johnson, and Roger Mosley. Three hours. Mr. Jefferson.
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Few novels and films have influenced American popular culture as deeply as has "The Godfather." More than a lurid exposeof organized crime, "The Godfather" is a tragedy in theclassical sense, which unmasks persistent truths about human nature, society, and history that complexities of modern life obscure. In this course, students will examine "The Godfather" to discern the insights the novel andfilm offer into such perennial questions as the nature of power, the sources of individual and social corruption, the consequences of sin, the character of the good society, the meaning of virtue, the efficacy of religion, and the relations between traditional culture (Gemeinschaft) and modern society (Gesellschaft). Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Malvasi.
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The development of the empire from the NapoleonicWars to the FirstWorld War; Imperial ideology and government; Canadian Confederation; early Australia and New Zealand; problems in the BritishWest Indies; the China trade; the Indian Mutiny; African exploration and the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Staff.
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The evolution of the British Empire/Commonwealth from the First World War to the present Canadian nationalism; Federalismand Democracy in Australia; New Zealand socialism; Irish nationalism, and the Anglo-Irish Accord; Mahatma Gandhi; Empire by Mandate in the Middle East; the Statute of Westminster; race and nationalism in South Africa; and the problems of de-colonization in the post- World War II era. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Staff.
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Queen Victoria's name has become synonymous with the triumph of bourgeois values in the 19th century. This course will make a close examination of Britain's economic ascendancy, liberal politics, and the "Victorian Frame of Mind." Offeredalternate years. Three hours. Mr. Porter.
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Described as the only true "nation" in the Arab world, Egypt has provided the modernArab world with cultural and political leadership even as it has preserved its unique identity and historical experience. This course examines such crucial issues in modern Egyptian history (beginning in the mid-18th century) as Egypt's relationship with the great powers, state industrialization, Islamic reformism, Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, Third Worldism, cultural production, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the experiences of "ordinary" Egyptians. Offered alternate years. Threehours. Mr. Fischbach.
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This course studies the origins and course of the 1991 Gulf War between Iraq and a coalition of nations headed by the U.S. In addition, it probes a number of ongoing issues raised by it.A central dimension of the course is the study and discussion of issues whose impact extends beyond the immediate context of the GulfWar. These include the role of "weapons of mass destruction" in modern warfare; the morality of war and sanctions; environmental destruction during wartime; human rights; international relations in the post-ColdWar era; the role of the media in modern warfare; and the experience of warfare for women and children. Speaking-intensive. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Fischbach.
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