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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course surveys the history of Russia in the Imperial period, from Peter the Great to the Revolutions of 1917. The development of the Russian state and Russian society and the influence of Western Europe are major themes. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 264 only).
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4.00 Credits
This course covers the Russian Revolution and the development of the Soviet State and its decline and fall. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 266 only).
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4.00 Credits
China's last imperial dynasty, the increasing impact of Western influence, China's collapse, and thedevelopment of the Communist state will be examined through lectures, readings, and discussion. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 272 only).
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4.00 Credits
The Tokugawa period, the Meiji Restoration, Japan's emergence as a major power in East Asia, World War II, and Japan's postwar transformation will be examined through lectures, readings, and discussion. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 274 only).
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4.00 Credits
This course will explore the period of Middle Eastern History [6001800 CE] which witnessed the emergence of Islam as a religion, political system, and cultural tradition. Topics include the life and career of Muhammad, the basic tenets of Islam, the Arab Conquests and rise of a unitary Islamic Empire, the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, the development of a high Islamic culture, the Mongol invasions and the states that grew in the aftermath of those invasions, the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, the Ottoman Empire, and the Safavid. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 276 only).
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4.00 Credits
A history of the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics covered include attempts at reform in the Ottoman Empire and Iran, the impact of developing nationalisms and European imperialism, the impact of World War I and World War II, the emergence of new states, and the Arab/Israeli conflict. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 278 only).
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4.00 Credits
The study of major themes of colonial Latin American history such as the encounter between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, the biological and cultural consequences of conquest, moral questions of conquest, and the development of colonial society and institutions. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 292 only).
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4.00 Credits
The study of post independence Latin America, nation building, and twentieth century issues such as poverty, human rights, revolutions, and relations with the United States. The course also examines modern Latin American culture through literature, art, and religion. Meets general academic requirement D or H (and W which applies to 294 only).
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4.00 Credits
The course concentrates on the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the Northern Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Particular emphasis is given to the cultural, intellectual, and religious developments of that epoch. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 316 only).
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4.00 Credits
Both the Protestant and Catholic Reformations are studied from primary sources. The course progresses from an examination of the origins and causes of the Reformation to a consideration of the various types of Reformation which occurred in sixteenth century Europe. It concludes with an examination of the impact of the Reformation upon European states and societies down to 1600. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 318 only).
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