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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically The emergence of a society in which leadership was shifted from clergy to laymen in economy, government, religion, literature and art. Stress is laid on the impact of the Black Death, the rise of religious dissent, the Hundred Years War, the rise of parliamentary institutions and the city states of Renaissance Italy. The evidence of visual arts is drawn on throughout.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Every other year History of Africa from the traditional period to the beginning of the modern era. Emphasis on Bantu migration, precolonial society and the slave trade. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Same as AFST 117A.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3-4 Fall, Spring The rise of the modern west and the crises of the twentieth century: the struggles and contradictions which have led to continuing change in western civilization. Topics include the formation of the state, development of a capitalist economy, impact of technology on social change, development of science and philosophy, rise of industry and the emergence of a mass-society, modern nationalism, imperialism and war. A recurrent theme will be the role of revolution and the attempts to reconstruct society according to various ideal models including socialism, fascism and communism.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive study of controversial issues from the colonial period through the Civil War. Conflicting points of view are presented in lectures and readings followed by seminar discussions. SSII 70032: M-Th, 8:30-10:40 a.m., Giannattasio, 102 Davison
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3-4 Spring Intensive study of controversial issues from Reconstruction through the 1960s. Lectures, readings and seminars emphasize interpretive differences.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically An examination of modern Chinese history from the Opium war to the era of Communist revolution with special focus on the interwoven imperatives of reform and revolution in China's encounters with the West and the demands of modernity.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary problems seen in relation to their historical origins. The content of this course will change to reflect current developments. SSI 60463: M-Th, 5-7:10 p.m., Doubleday, 100 Heger
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring A biographical approach to pre-twentieth-century America that explores the role of key individuals and/or important families in the development of American society and culture. Persons studied might include: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Stephen A. Douglas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Brown and Harriet Tubman. A familial focus might examine the Mathers, the Byrds, the Adamses, the Beechers, the Jameses, etc. Mutual influence of individuals on one another and the ways in which they both shape and are shaped by American thought and historical experience, are the central concerns of the course. Where appropriate materials are available, biographical and autobiographical readings are supplemented by films, sound recordings and visits to historical sites.
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0.00 Credits
This course examines the intersection of history and geography while exploring different ideas about cultural diversity, multiculturalism, and globalism The class is designed to satisfy the New York State social studies education requirement for a course in either history or geography. During the class, students will establish critical concepts and use them to analyze the impact of geography, history and culture on western and non-western societies. Indigenous world literature will be used to examine cultural and geographical diversity. Students may need extended time to complete written assignments. Students receive liberal arts credit.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically In a biographical approach to historical understanding, the course considers the lives of four to six American men and women, chosen by the instructor to represent important aspects of American society since 1900. Individuals will be examined with regard to their interactions with society and one another, in the light of not only biographical and autobiographical texts, but also of sound recordings, films, and visits to historical sites.
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