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An introduction to Jewish history from the Geonic period (8th-11th centuries CE) to the 1930s. Focus on how Jews developed a thriving and complex religious civilization while living as minority communities scattered throughout the world. Considers religious and intellectual developments under Muslim and Christian rule, the political and social conditions of diaspora, and the impact of modernity. Stress on basic skills in the study of history. (Writing-intensive.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Survey of warfare and military service in United States history from the colonial period to the present. Explores the ways in which domestic and international wars have shaped how the U.S. has constructed itself as a nation and determined its place in the world. Emphasis placed on the relationship between war and domestic social, political and economic change, the various ways in which individual soldiers have responded to military service and combat, and the ascendancy of the United States as a global militaristic power. (Writing-intensive.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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The Dark Ages aren't what they used to be! This course surveys the social, economic and religious history in Europe and the Mediterranean from ca. 200 to 1000 AD, with particular attention to questions of continuity between the Roman Empire and its successors states in the east and west, the rise of Christianity and Islam, and the creation of new ethnic identities and social structures in the post-Roman world.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the social, political and economic history of African-Americans from the 1600s to the Civil War. Focuses on slavery and resistance, racism, the family, women and cultural contributions. (Same as Africana Studies 203.)
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3.00 Credits
The experiences of the African-American community from Reconstruction, through Industrialization and Northern Migration, the Harlem Renaissance and Pan Africanism, to the World Wars and the Civil Rights Movement. Analysis of the construction of "race" in each period and the diversity of the black experience in America. (Same as Africana Studies 204.)
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3.00 Credits
Political, cultural and social developments, with emphasis on the authoritarian versus the liberal tradition, unity and modernization, the World Wars, Nazi tyranny, postwar division and unification.
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Examination of Europe from 1900 to 1950, with an emphasis on the causes, processes and results of the two World Wars. Prerequisite, Not open to students who have completed 128. Students wishing to gain AP credit or take additional history courses must complete a 100-level history course. Not open to students who have completed 128.
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Cultural and political-economic dynamics in post-colonial India. Traverses early and more recent anthropological approaches to rural village social structure, including dimensions of hierarchy, gender, religion, communication and economy; relatively recent transformations in expressions thereof that are national in scope; and relatively new considerations of the importance of media, including cultural productions disseminated through audio-cassettes, film and television, as the economy undergoes neo-liberal transformations. Prerequisite, one course in anthropology, History/Asian Studies 180 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Origins and development of the modern Western mind. Emphasis on the Scientific Revolution, modern political theories, the rise of secularism, the Philosophes and the Enlightenment, romanticism, conservatism, nationalism and German idealism.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive analysis of the philosophical ideals of the Founding Era (1763-1800) and their uneven realization. Social histories of various races, genders and classes will help illuminate the inherent ambiguities, weaknesses, strengths and legacies of the social and political philosophies of late 18th-century America. Prerequisite, Government 117, Philosophy 117 or a 100-level course in history. May count toward a concentration in either history or government. Not open to students who have taken College/History 216. (Same as Government 229 and College Courses and Seminars 229.) Maximum enrollment, 24.
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