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3.00 Credits
Uses the reign of the Meiji emperor (1868-1912), considered to be the period in which modern Japan emerges, as a loose unifying metaphor to explore the many radical shifts in Japanese society, politics, and culture that occurred in his time. Unit(s): 1
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3.00 Credits
Introductory survey of Latin American history from independence; focus on quest for political stability, economic development, and social change. Unit(s): 1
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3.00 Credits
Constructing and contesting inequality in modern Brazil, with special attention to comparative issues in the study of slavery, race, gender, and ethnicity. Unit(s): 1
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Examination of internal and external forces behind the conflicts across Latin America during the Cold War (1948-1989): revolutionary regimes, guerrilla warfare, military repression, counterinsurgency and "dirty wars," Liberation Theology, evangelical movements, land reforms, economic development, genocide, and proxy wars. Unit(s): 1
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An introduction to the major institutions that evolved under the aegis of Islamic Civilization from the advent of Islam in the early seventh century C.E. through the Mongol invasion in 1258. Since "Islam" in this context encompasses an entire cultural complex, the course will examine religious, political, economic, and social institutions. Unit(s): 1
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Survey of Middle East from last years of Ottoman Empire to present. Emphasis on culture, Zionism, Arab nationalism, diplomacy, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Unit(s): 1
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the history of Ottoman Turkish power from its origins as an obscure band of frontier warriors (ghazis), to when it became a world-empire and down to its collapse in the aftermath of World War I. Unit(s): 1
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to economic, social, political, and intellectual history of Africa from time of trans-Atlantic slave trade to colonial conquest. Unit(s): 1
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Introduction to economic, social, political, and intellectual history of Africa from colonial period to present. Unit(s): 1
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3.00 Credits
South Africa from precolonial period to present, with special attention to conquest, economic development, establishment of migrant labor system, segregation, and rise and fall of formal apartheid. Unit(s): 1
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