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This course offers a survey of later medieval Europe (11th - 14th centuries), a period well known for its soaring gothic cathedrals, the culture of chivalry, church and state power struggles, the crusades and the emergence of the inquisition. These are among the topics we will examine as manifestations of the political, economic, social and religious transformations that shaped Europe during this formative period. Prominent themes include: authority and power, encounters and expansion, city and countryside, women and gender, ecclesiastical institutions and religious practice.
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The early modern period in European history is often referred to as the "Age of Discovery" because of European encounters with the New World. In fact, the period witnessed multiple discoveries: not just of different parts of the globe, but of ancient texts and learning; of the laws of the physical universe; of the science of politics; of nations (as objects of knowledge and as political actors); and of the idea of secular progress. This course will provide an introduction to the period, from the Renaissance to the eve of the French Revolution, introducing students to key texts and themes of the period.
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The history of France in the 19th and 20th centuries appears a rapid and perplexing turnover of regimes and administrations. This course has two interrelated aims: (1) to account for France's peculiar political instability in terms of social struggles which were played out in one form or another in all European states, and thereby, (2) to set France's unique pattern of development in its European context. Topics will include: the Restoration and the legacy of the French Revolution; 1848 and Bonapartism; popular revolt in the fin de siecle and the triumph of the Third Republic, etc.
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This course traces the tumultuous history of the German lands in the early modern period, from the reforms in the institutions of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in 1495 until the abolition of the Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1806). It is designed for students with some background in early modern German history as well as for those who have never done any German history before. Topics covered include the Holy Roman Empire, the Reformation, the Thirty Years War, the Peace of Westphalia, Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia, the German Enlightenment, The French Revolution in Germany, and the Napoleonic experience.
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This course introduces the history and culture of Byzantium, with some material on the medieval European world to the West and the Islamic states to the East. We will focus on the development of Byzantine society and economy, on how the state worked, and how Byzantium related to its neighbors to both the West and the East. Why did the eastern Roman empire survive the barbarian invasions of the fifth and sixth centuries? How was the state ruled and by whom? How did it deal with the powerful Islamic states to the East? How and why did the Byzantines arouse the hostility and suspicion of the medieval West and the papacy?
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This course surveys the breadth of Jewish experience from the era of the Enlightenment to the contemporary period. Tracing the development of Jewish cultures and communities in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States against the background of general history, the lectures focus on themes such as the transformation of Jewish identity, the creation of modern Jewish politics, the impact of anti-semitism, and the founding of the State of Israel.
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The course will explore problems of modernity in European society, culture, and politics from the First World War to the fall of communism in Russia and East Central Europe. Part I will consider: the impact of the Great War, the crisis of liberal ideas and institutions, the ascent of communism and fascism. Part II deals with: post World War II justice and reconstruction, the cultural, and political divisions of the Cold War, and the Central European revolutions of 1989.
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This course sets German history in a comparative context of international politics, demonstrating how nationalism and national unity emerged as responses to the European state system in the first half of the 19th century, how after 1871 German problems in turn affected the world, and finally why after 1945 Germany should be so prominent in super-power politics. It examines the origin of the German Revolution of 1989, and the place of Germany in the global order.
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The two centuries between the Wars of the Roses and the Glorious Revolution saw the end of the feudal order, astonishing revolutions in church and state, a literary renaissance, two ruling queens and one executed king in a deeply patriarchal and hierarchical society, civil wars, the beginnings of the British empire, and the emergence of a recognizably modern society of newspapers, scientific experiments, and political parties. These extraordinary developments were, however, far from being natural or predetermined. This course will explore how such dramatic transformations took place in a society seemingly resistant to change.
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An introduction to the history of colonial North America. We will study the processes set in motion by the collision of Indian, European, and African cultures during the first two centuries of colonization. The course considers the impact of climate change, pandemics, revivals, and imperial wars; the limits of the Atlantic world; migration and rapid cultural change; the rise of slavery and racial thinking; gender and sexuality; contending religious and magical systems; and trade and pre-revolutionary political strife during this turbulent period of American history.
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