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3.00 Credits
The United States from 1877 to the present. The closing of The Frontier, the American Empire, Progressive reforms, World War I, the Twenties, the Depression, The New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam involvement, and the present. Emphasis on political, cultural, social, and economic & developments. Satisfies the Civic Education requirement.
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This is a course on the evolution of jazz in the context of American history. The course explores how events and trends in American history have created and influenced the development of jazz and its evolution within american culture. The development of jazz from its African roots, through the creation of African American musical forms in the nineteenth century, to the present day will be examined. Various styles and personalities in jazz history will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
History of Latin America and the Caribbean from independence to the present, emphasizing distinctive cultures, power relations between indigenous peoples and elites, the causes of political instability and economic backwardness. Close analyses of reform, reactionary, and revolutionary movements in the hemisphere and inter-American affairs.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
A historical overview of human interaction with the natural system in the Western world; an exploration of the Western ideologies justifying the exploitation of nature; an examination of the present state of the global energy system; a critical investigation of various solutions for ecological problems.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of Chinese history and introduction to Chinese culture. Origins of Chinese civilization. Development of Chinese culture and religion in early Chinese history. Unification of China under the Qin and Han dynasties. Imperial China: institutions, social life, and culture. Relations between imperial China and other societies. Crisis of late Qing China. Chinese revolution, 1911-1949. China under Mao. Recent developments.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of Japanese history and introduction to Japanese culture. Origins of Japanese civilization. Chinese and Korean influences in early Japan. Classical Japan (Nara and Heian periods): institutions, social life, culture. Medieval Japan: rise of the Bushi, new forms of Buddhism, social and cultural developments. Early modern Japan: wars of unification, Tokugawa period. Meiji Restoration and its consequences. The modernization of Japan: industrialization, imperialism, cultural changes, the Pacific War. Japan since 1945.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory study encompasses the history of Broome County and, where relevant, the larger upstate New York area. Areas of exploration include: early presence of the First Peoples (Native Americans) from the early woodlands period to the Iroquois Confederacy, late 18th and 19th century Anglo settlement with cultural, religious, and land use perspectives, canal, railroad, industrial and factory growth fueled by rural migrants and European immigrant groups, as well as recent changes in County growth and demographics. Historical methods of research will be used, along with actual exploration of historical aspects of the County, for instance, the homes of Riverside Drive or the Chenango Canal. We will utilize the archival and historical records on the premises of cooperative local institutions. Meets SUNY General Education requirement for US History for students scoring 85 and above on US history regents.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the functions of the Utopian Impulse throughout American History by examining a series of thought experiments/or actual experimental communities. To include comparative analysis of various American utopian writers such as Edward Bellamy, C.P. Gilman and W. W. Wagar etc. Consideration will also be given to such experimental communities as the Shakers, the Oneida Perfectionists, the communes of the 1960s, etc.
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3.00 Credits
The “other” history: that of women from prehistory to the modern era. Review of philosophical, religious, social, and political attitudes about and practices toward women. Women’s lives, achievements, and roles in Western and other civilizations. Emphasis is on the United States.
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