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3.00 Credits
A study of the causes and consequences of the Civil War, with emphasis on antebellum society, sectional tensions, Abraham Lincoln and military strategy. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 251, Africana Studies 101 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20. Paquette.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive examination of the early history of the great American experiment in republican government from the Constitutional Convention to the Battle of New Orleans. Focus on the origin and ratification of the Constitution, rise of the first party system, slavery and its expansion, foreign relations, Jefferson's presidency, and War of 1812. The Federalist to be read in its entirety. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 100-level history course. Maximum enrollment, 12. Paquette.
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Examines encounters between Asian and Western peoples from Marco Polo to the present. Consideration of problems of orientalism/occidentalism and reassessment of the myth of the Western "impact" on Asia by learning how Asian peoples understood the West and the ways that Europe, too, was affected by these encounters. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, consent of instructor. No knowledge of Asian history required. Maximum enrollment, 12. Trivedi.
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An examination of primary sources written by Mohandes K. Gandhi and his associates, as well as Gandhi's autobiography and other scholarly works. Emphasis will be placed on different approaches to understanding and capturing Gandhi's philosophy, his significance and his legacies in India, South Africa and the larger world. Topics include non-violence, the role of the individual in history and nationalist historiography. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course, or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12. Trivedi.
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This course examines two dynamic features of the early-modern English empire. It examines the slow transformation of the Atlantic Archipelago from disparate, multicultural kingdoms and chiefdoms into a connected political entity that became known as the British Isles. Second, it examines the expansion of English overseas trade and the development of England into a dominant maritime power. The general objective of the course is to evaluate how historians have attempted to combine these simultaneous processes of consolidation at home and expansion abroad into a single historical narrative. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course, or consent of the instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12. Grant.
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This seminar explores the development of the Asia-Pacific War by focusing on Japanese involvement on several fronts: Japanese expansion into China, the creation of the puppet state of Manchuria, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent confrontations in the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters. From the experiences of kamikaze, comfort women (sex slaves for military), student corps, and of the Japanese and colonial subjects, we will explore the experience of war from a variety of perspectives. (Writing-intensive.) Maximum enrollment, 20. Ziomek.
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3.00 Credits
Critical evaluation of scholarship on a selected topic, culminating in a historiographical essay, or primary research on a selected topic, culminating in an original, interpretive essay. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, concentration in history or consent of instructor. Open only to seniors. Maximum enrollment, 20. Grant and Trivedi.
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3.00 Credits
A project limited to senior concentrators in history, resulting in a thesis supervised by a member of the department. Required of candidates for departmental honors. Ambrose (fall); Keller (spring).
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3.00 Credits
A project limited to senior concentrators in history, resulting in a thesis expanded beyond the work of 550. Prerequisite, 550 and consent of instructor. Keller.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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