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3.00 Credits
3 credits Considers the post-independence history of Latin America, emphasizing the rise of export economies and external economic domination, modernization, and pan-Americanism. Examines the changes undergone by Latin- American nations in the 20th century through an analysis of Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Cuba, and Central America.
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3 credits Analyzes the history of the West Indian islands and the lands bordering the Caribbean Sea from pre-Columbian times to the present.
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3 credits Sketches the ancient foundations of Asian institutions and culture from 1100 B.C. to A.D. 1800, the beginning of the modern period in the Orient. Focuses chiefly on China and Japan, considering their political, economic, social, philosophical, religious, and aesthetic development.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Examines the disintegration of the Ch'ing dynasty in China and the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan under internal stresses and foreign incursions, and the varied experience of those states in coming to terms with the challenges of modernization and westernization. Covers political, economic, social, and cultural factors in China, Japan, and East Asia.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Treats the Chinese Revolution in terms of political, economic, and social transformation.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Traces the history of Africa, analyzing the unique problems of African historical evidence and the complexity of the continent's past. Examines the genesis of African culture, early African societies, and the character of African civilizations and empires, then considers external influences such as religion (especially Islam and Christianity), contacts with Europe, the slave trade, the colonial scramble for Africa, colonial rule, modernization and dependency, and concludes by assessing the rise of independent Africa after World War II, its present status and future prospects.
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3 credits Examines the history of modern Japan from the age of the samurai in the Tokugawa Shogunate to today's high-tech mass consumer society. It traces the interaction of elements of Japan's traditional culture with impacts from the outside to create a uniquely-Japanese modernity. It stresses social, economic, and cultural trends, as well as political history, and includes an examination of modern Japanese culture through fiction and film.
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3 credits Traces the experiences of North American Indians from early colonial times to the present day, demonstrating how Indian life has varied and changed throughout our nation's history. Topics include strategies of resistance and accommodation to colonial powers, 19thcentury impacts of U.S. government removal and cultural assimilation policies, and 20thcentury cultural and political developments among the nation's surviving tribes. Rather than "vanishing," American Indians are avital and expanding force in modern America.
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3 credits Surveys the history of the North American environment from pre-Columbian times through the 20th century. Topics include Native American uses of the environment; the reshaping of ecosystems under European colonization; U.S. frontier expansion; the ecological impact of industrialization and urbanization; and the rise of the environmental movement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Studies the main currents in the economic growth of America from colonial times to the present. Stresses the process of economic development from an agrarian to an industrial society, and examines the challenges and dislocations resulting from economic change.
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