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The second half of a two-part survey of American life since Columbus arrived in the New World, this course focuses on five principal topics in American history since 1865: the rise of American industry and the development of American labor, world wars and Ameri ca's growing influence on world affairs, the impact of immigration, the birth and explosive growth of mass culture, the struggles to extend American democracy to excluded groups. The course will emphasize broad themes and the experiences of many different Americans as well as the achievements of great leaders. Required for history majors. No prerequisite.
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This course examines some of the key issues in the development of Israeli history, culture, society, and the arts. In seeking to create a radical new society, Israelis have created a unique culture that blends traditional Jewish culture in its Middle Eastern, Western European, and Eastern European forms. We study major themes in Zionist and Israeli history and the development of Israeli culture through a focus on the central questions that have both unified and divided Israeli society.
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The first transitions to civilization in the Tigris- Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang-Ho valleys; the avenues of cultural interchange to the crystallization of the characteristic culture patterns of India, China, and the Near East. Prerequisite: HIS 101 or permission of department chair. (E)
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An exploration of the cultural and constitutional trends in Europe from the Renaissance through the French Revolution, a period that saw enormous changes in political, social, economic and cultural life of Europe as new elements such as the Ottoman Empire appeared, new worlds were discovered, and a new science began to change age-old assumptions and beliefs. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the East Asian tradition from earliest times to the eve of the modern era. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or 101, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the development of modern Europe and exploration of its cultural and constitutional developments within political, economic, and social contexts. No prerequisite.
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The development and diversity of Jewish life from the destruction of the Second Commonwealth to the French Revolution; the social and spiritual problems of dispersion; the evolution of Jewish society and culture in the Near East and Europe; the historical roots of anti-Semitism; the rise of the ghetto; and relations between the historical experience of the Jews and spiritual currents within their religion, such as Kabbala and Hasidism.
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A historical study of major modern religions of the West (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and East (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto). This course also examines (1) the methodologies of religious studies, (2) the characteristics that religions share, and (3) the classic questions that religions address.
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The reciprocal effects of Jewish emancipation and Western history in the modern era, from the French Revolution to the present. Particular emphasis on the Zionist movement and the rise of the "Third Jewish Commonwealth," the modern state of Israel, viewed both as products of post-Enlightenment nationalism and in their unique aspects.
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3.00 Credits
This course will dispel old stereotypes and replace them with new insights on Japan. Japanese history, society, culture, politics, and economy from the end of World War II to the present will be covered. A variety of readings will offer participants the opportunity to see Japanese culture from a different vantage point. Class discussions, enhanced by films, cover a variety of relevant issues, including gangsters and crime, role of the emperor, future political and economic directions, gender questions, children and education, and everyday life in Japan. Prerequisite: History 100 or permission of instructor.
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