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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A general survey of the major developments in U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction to the present day. Satisfies GE, category D3 (U.S. History) and the state code requirement in history. Satisfies part of the Social Science Single Subject Waiver Program. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. CAN HIST 10.
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4.00 Credits
Texts in translation from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Canaan, Ancient Israel, Mycenaean Greece, and Iran will be the sources for the construction of understandings of the cultures that created them. The course will focus on a careful analysis of the text as a foundation for the study of social and political organization, economics, family structure, and ideology. Texts will be selected from the earliest writings toward the end of the fourth millennium BCE to the period of the beginning of the Persian Empire late in the sixth century BCE.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social, and economic traditions that helped make the 16th century Chinese state the greatest bureaucratic empire in the world. From the great intellectual efflorescence of the “100 School” period to the far-ranging ocean voyages of the eunuch admiral ZhengHe, the course will examine a broad spectrum of topics, including folk religion, gender roles, imperial politics, medicine, art, and literature, among others. The relationship between social, economic, and political developments will be emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social, and economic traditions that underlay the creation of the Japanese emperor system and the rise of warrior government. From the unique aristocratic culture of Heian Japan to the legendary conquests of Hideyoshi, the course will look at a broad range of topics, including religion, gender, politics, art, and philosophy. The course also examines the influence on Japan of Tang China and early modern Europe. The emphasis will be on the relationship between social, economic, political, and cultural forces.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the indigenous cultures of Latin America, the European conquest, the Spanish and Portuguese empires in America, and the struggles for independence in the 19th century. Topics include: political development, land and labor, religion, cultural values, slavery, gender and race relations, art and literature, and revolutionary movements.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Latin America since independence, with an emphasis on political movements in the 20th century, including revolutions in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba and Nicaragua; socialism in Chile; peronismo in Argentina; modernization in Brazil. The role of the United States in Latin America and modern Latin American art and literature will also be emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
The course introduces students to the complexities of race and ethnicity in Latin America. By tracing Latin American historical developments from colonialism through the 21st century, students explore the debates of what the nation is and who its citizens are. Students examine how Arabs, Jews, Japanese, Chinese, Sonoma State University 2006-2008 Catalog History Page 219 blacks, and the indigenous peoples have positioned themselves in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, and Haiti. As these Latin American countries struggle with political instability, as well as economic and social inequality, racial and ethnic questions have become increasingly important in these pluralistic and multiethnic societies. (Offered every other year.)
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest to general students as well as to majors.
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4.00 Credits
The impact of human activity upon the California landscape. Topics include: Native American practices, the Russian fur trade, the Spanish hide and tallow trade, the Gold Rush, conservation and preservation movements, the rise of agribusiness, and the hydraulic society, along with North Bay related activities. This class is part of the “Visions of California” 9-unit upper-division GE module.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A semester lecture series on a specific theme or topic presented by members of the department, other SSU faculty, and guest speakers. May be audited. Open to the public.
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