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3.00 Credits
Development of the United States from 1920 to the present. The Jazz Age, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Revolution, and the protest movements of the 1960's.
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The history of the City of New York from its founding to the present. New York City's development; its history; its origin as a Dutch trading post; position in colonial culture and society; role in the American Revolution and the founding of the American Republic; growth as a great commercial, transportation, manufacturing, and banking center; citizens' attitude toward slavery and race relations; importance as the center of immigration; growth and expansion into neighboring communities; and its problems and difficulties as a modern megalopolis.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of historical development of the major religions in world civiliations; the ancient religions of Mesopotamia, Ehypt, Persia, classical Greece and Rome; Christianity and Islam; the religious traditions of Inida, China and Japan.
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3.00 Credits
History of the Jewish people from the mid-17th century to the present. Topics include: the Messianic and Hassidic movements, enlightenment, emancipation and assimilation, the rise of new religious forms, the great migrations, nationalism, anti-Semitism, the growth of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, the emergence of Zionism and the establishment of the State of Israel.
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3.00 Credits
The ideological basis of industrialism, laissez-faire, doctrines of reform and transformation, the co-related movements in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include: emergence of post-democratic totalitarianism in Russia, Italy, and Germany, contemporary expressions of Socialism, Marxism, Leninism, and revisionist views of liberalism and democracy.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of women from an historical and multicultural perspective focusing on the socio-historical and political position of women. Social science and feminist theories are used to analyze gender inequality in American society. Gender differences are analyzed to understand women's historical and present social positions. Cross-cultural views of gender are also explored. Race, class, age and sexual orientation as well as gender are central analytical themes revealing the diversity of women's lives in contemporary America.
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3.00 Credits
High points of Jewish development from the Babylonian exile to the mid-17th century. Topics include: the role of the exile, Ezra and Nehemiah, the political, social and religious developments during the Second Commonwealth, the Talmud and its influence, the relationship with Christianity and Islam and the communal institutions developed in the various parts of the Diaspora.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the status of women in the United States from colonial times to the present, the European precedents for the treatment of American women, the attempts to alter women's opportunities and rights, and the nature of reform movements in America.
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3.00 Credits
Study of Jews within the context of American History, with emphasis on the settlement of America as part of the Diasporic experience. The historical causes for the unique aspects of American Judaism, economic and geographical mobility, the Jewish labor movement, the radical intellectuals of the '30's, and contemporary issues.
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3.00 Credits
Geographic sources, their interpretation and evaluation and development of student's geographical sense to gain greater insight and understanding in learning history, or any other liberal arts discipline. A survey of the history, methodology and various theoretical approaches to geography, practical training in map-reading skills, interpretation and library organization and utilization.
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