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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of Japanese history from antiquity to the present time. Examined are origins of the Japanese nation, the interplay between indigenous elements and outside influences in the making of Japanese culture and institutions, challenges of the modern age and Japanese reactions, militarism and imperialism, the "miracle" of post-war economic recovery and growth, as well as the ongoing dialogue between traditional and modernity in a rapidly changing world.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys Chinese history from antiquity to mid-19th century. It traces the evolution of Chinese civilization, investigates major themes and aspects of this process, and examines traditional China in larger historical and cultural contexts to see how the Chinese experience, with its accomplishments and problems, relates to the modern age and outside world.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of Chinese history from 1840 to the present. Issues examined include the fate of traditional China in modern times, China's relationship with the West, war and revolution, Mao and the communist movement, reform and economic expansion in the post-Mao era and their efforts on China and the modern world.
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3.00 Credits
This course reviews the African origins of black Americans, the middle passage, the development of plantation slavery, and the many historical changes that shaped African-American life and culture thereafter—from the Revolution to the Civil War. Topics include the impact of the Revolution on African-American life; the gradual decline of slavery in the post-Revolutionary North and the development of a free black community there; antebellum slavery, slave culture, and slave resistance; the black abolitionist movement; and African-American freedom struggles during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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3.00 Credits
"The course examines the transformations African Americans underwent during their journeys out of bondage towards first class citizenship. The course emphasizes Black Americans’ creation of a unique culture of struggle and resistance as they sought to give “freedom” meaning. We begin with the emancipation and reconstruction experiences, and move to a sustained consideration of migration processes, the development of Jim Crow and the “Nadir”; and the emergence of protest movements and leaders throughout the twentieth century. Key issues include the changing status of African-American women, the emergence of black Americans in the professions, the dynamic dimensions of black popular culture, black protest movements and diverse black ideologies such as Afrocentricity and Nationalism, and an assessment of the current urban crisis.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the historical significance of violence in America with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. It will examine the ways that violence has proven an indispensable part of American history, i.e. the ways that violence has become, in the words of Civil Rights activist H.Rap Brown, "just as American as cherry pie." The course considers political, economic, religious, psychological, and social factors that can help to explain the prevalence of violence in our nation's history.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students look at cultural attitudes toward spying, how and why spy networks developed, and what the early ones looked like. They will also learn about the use of assassins and spies as a tool of statecraft and diplomacy and the relationship of technology to the work of spies and assassins. Overall, the course is a study of 19th-century development of state bureaucracy.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history and culture of the city of Rome from the classical and imperial age to the sixteenth-century. Focus will be placed on the institutions and historical figures that have been prominent in the shaping of the city and its history. The course highlight will be a one-week, on-site learning tour of Rome during Spring Break.
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3.00 Credits
This course will concentrate on the developments in science since the 17th century. It will examine the development of modern scientific thought and the impact that scientific discoveries have had on the modern world.
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3.00 Credits
In this seminar course students sharpen the skills necessary to the practice of history. Students will work on increasing their proficiency in analyzing and interpreting both primary and secondary sources, developing their research skills, and improving their writing.
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