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A seminar on the history of South Africa from the 1600's until the end of apartheid in the early 1990s. Topics include early colonization, conflicts between European settlers and natives and between the English and the Afrikaaner republics,the development of capitalism, the dynamics of black South Africans under apartheid, and the bloody struggle for and against national liberation in the early 1990s. Foreign studies. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. HIS 273 is recommended. 3 credits.
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A study of the history of Brazil from the colonial period through the present day. The primary focus will be on the period from the arrival of the Portuguese Court in 1808 until the "abertura," or re-democratization of the 1980s. Some of the topics that will be covered in the course include: 1) the historical development of the Brazilian nation-state and 2) the development of a Brazilian "national" culture. Thus recurrent themes will include political organization and participation, economic growth and development, nationalism, authoritarianism and re-democratization, social organization and stratification, cultural production, and race relations. Foreign studies. Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of the instructor, History 274 or 275 is recommended. 3 credits.
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A survey of the ideas that have dominated the development of Western Civilization, and the political, social, and economic context that gave them meaning. 3 credits.
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History of Modern Germany
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3.00 Credits
This course provides and in-depth study of World War I. The topics covered include the causes of the war; the military history of the war; the social, economic, and cultural changes that resulted; the terms and consequences of the peace; and ways in which the memories of the war were constructed. Although the course will focus on Europe where most of the war was fought, students will also examine the impact of the war on Russia and Europe's overseas colonies. Writing process. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and one prior history course or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An introduction to the historical, political, social and intellectual background of modern Germany. Discussion topics include the Congress of Vienna, the 1848 revolution, the first unification iin 1871, the Weimar Republic, National Socialism, and division of Germany after World War II. Special attention will be paid to the unification process since 1989 and Germany's role in international politics. Offered in the Cologne Program. 3 credits.
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An in-depth study of why Americans declared their independence and how they won the Revolution and worked to build a republic in a hostile world of monarchies. Particular attention is paid to major issues on which historians of the period disagree. Writing process. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An introduction to non-teaching careers in History. Students examine the basics of archival management, museum curatorship, editing, oral history, and specialized work in government, corporations historical societies, libraries, preservation agencies, research agencies, foundations, and higher education. 3 credits.
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A study of how sectional divisions over slavery led to a bloody war and a bitter postwar effort to reshape Southern society. Writing process. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and one prior history class or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An analysis of immigration and ethnicity, the role of women, the frontier, rural and urban life, the underclass, religion, utopianism, education, literature, the arts, science, intellectual life, reform movements, and other factors influencing society. 3 credits.
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