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3.00 Credits
Survey of Latin America from pre-Conquest times to the present. First semester begins with historical backgrounds of indigenous societies as well as Spain and Portugal before 1492, followed by examination of the conquest and colonial period through independence. Second semester focuses on comparative history and political economy, U.S.-Latin American relations, and cultural forces. A focus on case studies is complemented by an examination of broad patterns of change in Latin America as a whole. Zolov
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3.00 Credits
Historical introduction to major themes and topics in United States international engagement from mid-19th century through the mid-20th century. Topics may include: North American empire, imperial ambitions in the Caribbean and Philippines, Wilsonianism, east Asian confrontations, international institutions, and ideological confrontations. Stevenson
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3.00 Credits
Traces development of North America from the European encounter with the continent in 1490s to end of American Civil War. Examines settlement, free and unfree labor systems, and the region's indigenous peoples; explores causes, events, and consequences of the American Revolution and the rise and westward expansion of the new republic, and concludes by tracing growing tensions between north and south, reform, the outbreak of the Civil War and its immediate consequences. Pearson, Deslippe
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the rise of the United States since the Civil War, as an urban, industrial society marked by deep racial and ethnic cleavages. Besides studying movements and legal struggles for equality, it examines America's role as a world power, from intervention in Latin America through two world wars, the Cold War, and Vietnam. Students can expect to use primary documents and engage in debates. Prerequisites: HIS 237 or 331, or instructor's permission. Deslippe
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to major themes in the history of North and West Africa from ancient Egypt through the present crisis in Sudan. Emphasizes West African political and social formations, domestic and trans-Atlantic slave systems, notions of identity, the role of Islam, and the rise and fall of colonialism. Students use primary sources to explore historical problems. Final unit explores recent events in Sudan. Same as AFS 241. Anthony
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to major themes in the history of East, Central, and Southern Africa from the Bantu migration through the Rwandan genocide. Emphasizes social, political, and religious change in precolonial Africa, and resistance to slavery and colonialism. Students use primary sources to explore historical problems. Final unit explores the legacy of colonialism in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Same as AFS 242. Anthony
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3.00 Credits
Historical introduction to various cultures of East Asia, from ancient archeological records to early 17th century with geographical focus on the region encompassing present-day China, Korea and Japan. Provides students with basic literacy in key developments in East Asian history and encourages students to critically assess this history through the themes of culture and progress. No prior background on East Asia is required. Reitan
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to the cultures of East Asia (China, Japan, and to a lesser extent Korea) from the 17th century to the present through themes of identity, change, and conflict. Throughout, we will focus our attention not only on diplomatic events and on the thought and actions of elite or dominant groups, but also on those marginalized on the basis of race, class, religion, gender and so forth. Reitan
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Jewish history, beginning with first centuries of the Common Era and continuing to end of 17th century. Examines central themes and patterns in Jewish history. Readings consist of narrative as well as documentary histories with discussion of different theoretical approaches to the writing of Jewish history. Same as JST/RST 253. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Jewish life in the modern era from late 18th century Emancipation and Enlightenment through the present, tracing the transformations of Jewish life. Broad historical sketches are combined with close readings of particular texts, movements, and thinkers to flesh out the contours and dynamics of the Jewish experience in the Modern world. Major events of Jewish history of 20th century (the Holocaust, foundation of the State of Israel, and mass migration of European Jews to the Americas) are examined through secondary and primary sources. Same as JST/RST 254. Hoffman
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