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  • HIS 326: Gender and Sexuality in Western Society

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    This course explores the history of gender and sexuality in Western society since the Enlightenment. Particular focus will fall on the impact of sexual difference in the lived experiences of both men and women; changing attitudes toward various sexual practices and their relation to gender ideals; the processes by which societies established and changed gender roles and sexual norms; and the interconnections between gender and sexuality, on the one hand, and large-scale transformative developments like industrialization, on the other.
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  • HIS 330: Imperial Russia & Early Soviet Society

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    A study of Russian history from the medieval Kievan state through the 1920s. The distinctiveness of Russian politics and culture, ethnic and ethnoreligious conflict, the rise of the Communist movement, the Russian Revolutions of 1917, and the Soviet government's early social experiments are among the topics discussed. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
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  • HIS 331: The Soviet Union & Its Successors

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    An analysis of the Stalinist transformation of the Soviet Union beginning in the 1930s, the Khrushchev reforms, the "era of stagnation" under Brezhnev, and the disintegration of the Communist order under Mikhail Gorbachev. The legacies of communism and ongoing efforts to create viable democratic governments, market economies, and civil societies in Russia and other successor states are also be discussed. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
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  • HIS 332: Modern China

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    An examination of Chinese history from the rise of the Qing (17th century) to the present. Special emphasis is given to the issue of Chinese modernization from different perspectives.
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  • HIS 334: Vietnam

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    This course considers how and why the United States became involved in Vietnam and the consequences of this involvement for American society. Special care is given to understanding the origins and nature of the Vietnamese Revolution.
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  • HIS 335: Middle Eastern Civilization

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    A survey of Arab, Iranian, and Turkish history and culture since the rise of Islam. Twentieth-century issues such as the evolution of nationalism, the Iranian revolution, the Palestinian question, and the role of the Middle East in world affairs are emphasized. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
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  • HIS 336: Japan and the World

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    A survey of the history of Japan 's foreign relations from c. 500 C.E. until the present. The course examines the evolution of Japan 's position in international relations from a remote kingdom on the periphery of China to a world power and economic giant in the 20th century. It highlights Japan 's special relationship over the centuries with a series of great powers: China, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States . It focuses on the way in which Japanese leaders have attempted to promote their country's interest within the framework of its special relationship with each of these great powers.
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  • HIS 337: Modern Japan and China

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    An introduction to the interlocked histories of Japan and China in the modern era. The course compares and contrasts the history of these two countries from about 1750 to the present and examines such major historical events as the Meiji Restoration, the Taiping Rebellion, the Sino-Japanese War, World War II in Asia , and the emergence of the People's Republic of China and Japan in the aftermath of the war.
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  • HIS 338: The Ottoman Empire

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    A study of the rise and fall of the vast and complex Ottoman Empire. The course examines the evolution of central instituitons and leadership, foreign relations, and social and economic change. The course also surveys the development of the beautiful and distincitive forms of Ottoman art and arechitecture. As the head of the Ottoman Empire was also the leader of Islam, the course also affords the opportunity to explore the development of Islam with particular attention given to Sufism. (Also listed as REL 323.)
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  • HIS 353: African Lives

    3.00 Credits
    Centre College

    A survey of 20th-century African history through the lives of men and women of very different backgrounds and experience. The study of these lives is linked to an examination of major themes in modern African history and to a critical evaluation of popular perceptions about Africa .
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