HISTORY
Professors R. Thornton, P.F. Klarén, R.E. Kennedy, Jr., W.H. Becker (Chair), L.P. Ribuffo, E. Berkowitz, R.H. Spector, L.L. Peck, R.J. Cottrol, D.K. Kennedy, A.M. Black (Research), M.A. Atkin, T. Anbinder, H.L. Agnew, A.J. Hiltebeitel, E. Arnesen, J. Weissman Joselit, R.B. Stott
Associate Professors E.A. McCord, C.E. Harrison, D.R. Khoury, J. Hershberg, D. Yang, S. McHale, H.M. Harrison, E.H. Cline, N. Blyden, A. Zimmerman, M. Norton, D. Silverman, G.A. Brazinsky, K. Schultheiss
Assistant Professors C. Klemek, S.N. Robinson, D. Schwartz, A. Smith II, E. Chapman, C.T. Long, B. Hopkins, J. Kim, S. Miller
Adjunct Professors K. Bowling, A. Howard, L. Strauss
Professorial Lecturer S. Wells
Post-Doctoral Fellow J. Tannous
Bachelor of Arts with a major in history—The following requirements must be fulfilled:
1. The general requirements of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Required courses in related areas—Two semesters of a single foreign language or placement into the third semester of a foreign language by examination.
3. Three introductory courses chosen from Hist 1011, 1110, 1120, 1310, 1311. Credit in lieu of these courses may be obtained by scoring 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination; waiver for these courses may be obtained by scoring 650 or above on the SAT World or American History test. Neither waiver nor credit is awarded by CLEP subject examination.
4. Majors must complete Hist 2005 and either 4099 or 4098. Eight courses must be chosen from groups (a), (b), and (c), below, with the following distribution: at least two courses from each group, with the other two courses chosen from any of the three groups. Of all the courses taken for the major, one must focus on the period before 1750; such courses include Hist 2803, 2804, 2112, 2113, 3103, 3111, 3118, 3130, 3132, 3134, 3140, 3150, 3180, 3302, 3510, 3601, 3710, and 3810. Hist 1110 and certain offerings of Hist 3001 and 2005 may also fulfill the period requirement. Each section of Hist 3001 fulfills one category of the requirements for the major.
(a) Europe—Hist 2112, 2113, 3060, 3061, 3334, 3820, and all courses within the Hist 3100–3299 range.
(b) United States—All courses within the Hist 2300–2449, 3030–3049, and 3300–3449 ranges.
(c) Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America—Hist 2803, 2804, 3045, 3046, 3137, and all courses within the Hist 3500–3899 range.
Special Honors—For Special Honors in history, a history major must (1) meet the general honors requirements listed under University Regulations; (2) have an overall GPA of 3.3 and a GPA of 3.5 in the major at the time of graduation; (3) complete Hist 4099 with a grade of A or A–.
Minor in history—Undergraduate students who select a minor in history must ordinarily declare their intention to a departmental advisor no later than the beginning of their senior year. To meet the departmental requirements for a minor, the student must complete one course chosen from Hist 1011, 1110, 1120, 1310, or 1311 and at least five upper-division history courses.
With permission, a limited number of graduate courses in the department may be taken for credit toward an undergraduate degree. See the Graduate Programs Bulletin for course listings.
Course Accessibility: All listed courses are open to students without history course prerequisites with the exception of Hist 4099, 3095, and 4098.
| 1011 |
World History, 1500–Present (3) |
Hopkins, D. Kennedy, and Staff |
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An introduction to world history over the past half millennium, stressing themes of exchange and integration, tracing the ways various peoples of the world became bound together in a common system. |
| 1020 |
Women in Western Civilization (3) |
Staff |
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Same as WStu 1020. |
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| 1110-20 |
European Civilization in Its World Context (3-3) |
Staff |
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Introduction to the history of Europe, emphasizing primary sources and their interpretation. Hist 1110: from the beginning of written culture through 1715. Hist 1120: from 1715 to the present. |
| 1310-11 |
Introduction to American History (3-3) |
Staff |
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The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States. Hist 1310: from the earliest settlements to 1876. Hist 1311: from 1876 to present. |
| 2005 |
Sophomore Seminar (3) |
Staff |
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Required of history majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. Usually taken in the sophomore year. May not be repeated for credit. |
| 2010 |
Early American Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2010. |
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| 2011 |
Modern American Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2011. |
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| 2112 |
Early Aegean and Greek Civilizations to 338 B.C. (3) |
Cline |
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Neolithic background; Bronze Age—Minoan, Helladic, and Mycenaean civilizations; classical Greek civilization to the Macedonian conquest. Same as Clas 2112. |
| 2113 |
The Roman World to 337 A.D. (3) |
Cline, Smith |
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Prehistoric Italy; rise and decline of the Roman Empire and Latin civilization; cultural, social, and political developments in the Greek world under Roman rule. Same as Clas 2113. |
| 2320 |
U.S. Media and Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2320. |
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| 2340 |
U.S. Diplomatic History (3) |
Hershberg, Brazinsky |
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American foreign relations in the 20th century. |
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| 2350 |
U.S. Religion and Politics (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2350. |
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| 2380 |
Sexuality in U.S. History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2380/WStu 2380. |
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| 2410 |
20th-Century U.S. Immigration (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2410. |
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| 2440 |
The American City (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2440. |
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| 2490 |
Themes in U.S. Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 2490. |
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| 2803 |
The Ancient Near East and Egypt to 322 B.C. (3) |
Cline |
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Survey of Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Anatolian, West Semitic, and Iranian civilizations from the Neolithic period to Alexander's conquest. Same as Clas 2803. |
| 2804 |
History of Ancient Israel (3) |
Cline |
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The history of ancient Israel from the Patriarchs through the Romans. Topics include historical, archeological, political, social, cultural, religious, diplomatic, military, economic, and intellectual events, movements, and relationships. Same as Clas 2804. |
| 3001 |
Special Topics (3) |
Staff |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. |
| 3033 |
War and the Military in American Society from the Revolution to the Gulf War (3) |
Spector |
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Social and psychological dimensions of war and military service. |
| 3035 |
The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945-1975 (3) |
Spector |
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The American role in the Indochina Wars, emphasizing the period 1961-1975, and from the perspectives of the Vietnamese, French, and Americans in Vietnam. Related intellectual and political developments in the United States; Cold War relationships with China and the Soviet Union. |
| 3045 |
International History of the Cold War (3) |
H. Harrison, Hershberg |
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Key events and themes of the Cold War, drawing on new evidence from U.S., Soviet , Chinese, German, East European, Vietnamese, Cuban, and other sources. Related historiographical controversies from multiple national perspectives. Why the Cold War began, why it lasted for 45 years, and why it ended. |
| 3046 |
The Cold War in the Third World (3) |
Brazinsky |
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The evolution of the Cold War in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Decolonization and the response of the Great Powers, the political economy of the Third World, and American and Soviet interventions. |
| 3047 |
Writing Cold War History (3) |
Thornton |
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Seminar. Students prepare a research paper on selected topics in the history of the Cold War. |
| 3060 |
Modern Jewish History (3) |
Schwartz |
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A secular history of the Jewish people from the 18th century to the present state of Israel; emphasis on European and Middle Eastern political, economic, and cultural influences. |
| 3061 |
The Holocaust (3) |
Schwartz |
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The origins, causes, and significance of the Nazi attempt to destroy European Jewry, within the context of European and Jewish history. Related themes include the behavior of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders; literary responses; contemporary implications of the Holocaust for religion and politics. |
| 3095 |
Internship (1 to 3) |
Staff |
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Study of history through internships in museums, libraries, Congress, or other appropriate institutions and agencies. Prerequisite: approval of a departmental faculty member. |
| 3097 |
Independent Study (1 to 3) |
Staff |
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Permission of instructor required. |
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| 3103–4 |
European Intellectual History (3–3) |
E. Kennedy |
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Hist 3103: The "Century of Genius" and the Enlightenment; God, nature, man, and society, from Descartes to the French Revolution. Hist 3104: Responses to the French Revolution and the Enlightenment; historicism, evolution; nihilism, psychoanalysis; communism; fascism; existentialism, structuralism, postmodernism, and neo-orthodoxy. |
| 3111 |
Topics in Ancient History (3) |
Cline, Smith |
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Same as Clas 3111. |
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| 3118 |
The Middle Ages: 500-1500 (3) |
Miller |
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The evolution of European society from the end of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. The nature of political power, role of religion, place of gender, cultural production, and changing social structures. |
| 3124 |
19th-Century Europe (3) |
Zimmerman, Schwartz |
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Exploration of primary source documents and works of professional historians to introduce important issues of 19th-century European history. |
| 3125 |
Europe in the 20th Century (3) |
Schultheiss |
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Diplomatic, political, and cultural developments from the turn of the century to the present. |
| 3126 |
European Integration: A History (3) |
Wells |
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An examination of the origins and development of the European Union. |
| 3130-31 |
History of England (3-3) |
Peck |
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Development of English civilization and its impact on Western culture. Hist 3130: To 1689. Hist 3131: Since 1689. |
| 3132 |
Tudor England (3) |
Peck |
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Aspects of the constitutional, social, intellectual, economic, and religious development of England, 1485–1603. |
| 3134 |
Stuart England (3) |
Peck |
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The civil wars, Restoration, and Glorious Revolution. Political, religious, socioeconomic, and intellectual developments in England, 1603–1714. |
| 3135 |
Victorian Britain (3) |
D. Kennedy |
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Major themes in 19th-century British history: industrialism, democratization, urbanization, imperial expansion, class and gender schisms. |
| 3137 |
The British Empire (3) |
D. Kennedy |
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The British Empire from its rise in the 17th century to its demise in the 20th century. |
| 3139 |
20th-Century Britain (3) |
D. Kennedy |
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Major themes of 20th-century British history: industrial decline, imperialism and decolonization, the making of a welfare state, the cataclysm of global war, integration with Europe. |
| 3140-41 |
History of France (3-3) |
E. Kennedy, Schultheiss |
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Hist 3140: Old Regime: monarchy and social classes; the Church; the Enlightenment; the 1789 revolution; Napoleon. Hist 3141: From 1814: breaks and continuities in the succession of regimes; the interplay between revolution and tradition; the weakened international position of France; Gaullism and the survival of France; European Unity. |
| 3145 |
The French Revolution (3) |
E. Kennedy |
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Social, political, economic, and cultural history of the decade of revolution, 1789–1799. Attention to its structural consequences in France and in Europe at large. |
| 3150 |
Spain and Its Empire, 1492–1700 (3) |
Norton |
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Major transformations of the period: from cultural pluralism to ethnic homogeneity, from medieval fragmentation to imperial expansion in Europe and America; from religious reform to Catholic Reformation, from global dominance to decline. |
| 3160 |
History of Germany (3) |
Zimmerman |
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Political, social, and cultural development. From 1815 to the present. |
| 3168 |
The Two Germanys and the Cold War (3) |
H. Harrison |
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Why was Germany divided after World War II? Why did it stay divided for 45 years? How was it reunited in 1990? This course examines developments in East and West Germany, relations between the two Germanys during the Cold War, their foreign policies, and how other countries treated them. |
| 3173 |
The Habsburgs in East Central Europe (3) |
Agnew |
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History of the Habsburg monarchy in its East Central European context. Reformation and Counter-Reformation; conflict with the Ottoman Empire; great-power competition in Europe; response to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution; the rise of nationalism; and final dissolution in World War I. |
| 3178 |
The Making of the Modern Balkans (3) |
Agnew |
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States of the Balkan peninsula—Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania—including developments since the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of Balkan nationalist movements, and continuing through the collapse of the Soviet bloc. |
| 3180 |
Russia to 1801 (3) |
Atkin |
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Survey of Russian history from the rise of the Kievan confederation in the ninth century to the establishment of Imperial Russia as a European great power. Attention will be given to the political, socioeconomic, and cultural history of the East Slavs, especially the Russians. |
| 3181 |
Russia Since 1801 (3) |
Atkin |
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Survey of Russian and Soviet history from the reign of Alexander I to the Stalin era. Attention will be given to the contending forces of revolution, reform, and conservatism; diplomatic relations; economic development; and social change. |
| 3302 |
America Before 1764 (3) |
Silverman |
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An examination of prehistory, colonization, and the shifting dynamics among European Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans before 1764. |
| 3303 |
Revolutionary America (3) |
Silverman |
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An examination of the War of Independence and other events that reshaped life for Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans in the era of the American Revolution; emphasis on a continental approach to the period. |
| 3304 |
George Washington and His World (3) |
Bowling |
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George Washington's life as soldier, politician, entrepreneur, slave holder, and national icon. Emphasis on the interpretation of original sources, including historical documents and the material culture of Washington's Mount Vernon estate, with tours and lectures by curators and historians. Departmental permission is required for registration. |
| 3311 |
The Jacksonian Era and the Rise of Mass Politics (3) |
Anbinder, Stott |
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The period 1828–1850 and its continuing significance to American society; emphasis on national politics and the emerging sectional conflict. |
| 3312 |
Civil War and Reconstruction (3) |
Anbinder |
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How tensions between the sections developed into violence, how a total war was fought on American soil, and how Reconstruction shaped the making of modern American politics and race relations. |
| 3313 |
History of the American West (3) |
Stott |
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The interaction of environment and cultures among the different peoples vying for occupancy of the trans-Mississippi region of the United States from the early 19th century to the present. |
| 3320 |
U.S. History, 1890–1945 (3) |
Ribuffo, Berkowitz |
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Political, social, diplomatic, and intellectual developments, with particular emphasis on the "searching" '20s and New Deal. |
| 3321 |
Contemporary U.S. History Since 1945 (3) |
Ribuffo, Arnesen |
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Political, social, diplomatic, and intellectual developments, with particular emphasis on the Cold War, "silent" '50s, and disrupted '60s. |
| 3322 |
The Modern American Presidency (3) |
Berkowitz |
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The development of the modern American presidency, from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, examining the intersection of personal and impersonal forces in the creation of modern America. |
| 3324 |
U.S. Urban History (3) |
Heap, Klemek |
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The American city from colonial foundations to the present, relating social and economic forces to physical form. Special emphasis on transitions from preindustrial to industrial to metropolitan forms, focusing on implications for public policy and historic preservation. Same as AmSt 3324. |
| 3332–33 |
History of American Foreign Policy Since World War II (3-3) |
Thornton |
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Emphasis on American and Soviet strategy and foreign policy in the era of the Cold War. Hist 3332: World War II to the Vietnam War; Hist 3333: Vietnam to the "New World Order." |
| 3334 |
The Nuclear Arms Race (3) |
Hershberg |
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Political, military, diplomatic, scientific, and cultural consequences of the advent of nuclear weapons. The development and uses of the atomic bomb during World War II and the course and legacy of the U.S.–Soviet nuclear arms race during the Cold War. |
| 3351 |
U.S. Social History (3) |
Stott |
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The urban–industrial era from 1861 to present. Same as AmSt 3351. |
| 3352–53 |
Women in the United States (3-3) |
Murphy, C. Harrison |
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Survey of women's experience in U.S. history, the way gender has organized relations of power, and the impact of race, region, class, and ethnicity on women and on gender roles. Same as AmSt 3352-53/WStu 3352-53. |
| 3360-61 |
African American History (3-3) |
Chapman |
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Survey of the African American experience, emphasizing the contributions of black Americans to and their impact upon American history. Same as AmSt 3360-61. |
| 3362 |
Black Women in U.S. History (3) |
Chapman |
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Black women from the Middle Passage to contemporary times. Same as AmSt 3362/WStu 3362. |
| 3366 |
Immigration, Ethnicity, and the American Experience (3) |
Anbinder |
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Examination of the role of immigration, ethnicity, and ethnic conflict in American life, with particular attention to the urban immigrant experience from 1820 to 1924. |
| 3367 |
History of the Jewish People in America (3) |
Strauss and Staff |
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The study of the Jewish minority in America from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the interaction between a powerful majority culture and that of protean minority people. |
| 3370 |
U.S. Constitutional History (3) |
C. Harrison |
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Examination of the text and interpretation of the document that is the foundation of the American government, with special attention to the changing character of race and gender as constitutional classes. |
| 3501 |
Topics in African History since 1880 (3) |
Blyden |
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A survey of African history from 1880 to the present. |
| 3510 |
African History to 1880 (3) |
Blyden |
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Survey of the history of the African continent with emphasis on the history of sub-Sahara Africa. |
| 3520 |
Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World (3) |
Blyden |
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The role of Africa and Africans in the Atlantic world with emphasis on links between Africa, Europe, and the Americas. |
| 3530 |
Women in Africa (3) |
Blyden |
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African women from prehistory to the present, focusing on culture, the role of gender, and outside influences and their impact on women's history. Same as WStu 3530. |
| 3540 |
West Africa to Independence (3) |
Blyden |
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A thematic survey of West African history, focusing on the diversity of African culture, West African kingdoms and empires, Islam, the trans-Saharan trade, African contact with Europe, slavery and the slave trade, and the colonization of Africa. |
| 3610 |
China to 1800 (3) |
McCord |
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Survey of Chinese civilization from its ancient beginnings to the last imperial dynasty. |
| 3611 |
History of Modern China (3) |
McCord |
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China since 1840, with particular attention to political developments. |
| 3614 |
Writing Modern Chinese History (3) |
Thornton |
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Seminar. Students prepare a research paper on selected topics in the history of modern China. |
| 3615 |
History of Chinese Communism (3) |
Thornton |
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Survey of the leadership, ideology, structure, and foreign and domestic policies of the Chinese Communist Party from its inception to the present. |
| 3621 |
History of Modern Japan (3) |
Yang |
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Japan's century of modernization—from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present. Emphasis on historical, political, economic, and cultural factors. |
| 3630 |
History of Korea (3) |
Kim |
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An introduction to the history and culture of Korea from antiquity to the present. |
| 3640 |
History of Southeast Asia (3) |
McHale |
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An examination of Vietnam and its neighbors from the pre-colonial period to the present. |
| 3710-11 |
History of Latin America (3-3) |
Klarén |
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Hist 3710: Analysis of Spanish and Portuguese imperialism in the New World, 1492-1820. Hist 3711: A problems approach to Latin America, 1820 to the present; thematic emphasis on neocolonialism, corporatism, liberalism, caudillismo, modernization, populism, and revolution. |
| 3810 |
History of the Middle East to 1800 (3) |
Khoury |
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Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Islamic backgrounds; rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire; action of European powers in the area; Ottoman breakup into the Turkish Republic and other states. |
| 3811 |
The Middle East in the 20th Century (3) |
Robinson |
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The state system established after World War I. Effects of colonialism, the rise of nationalism, the Cold War, and the oil industry. The modes of identification that accompanied these processes, including pan-Arabism and Islamism. |
| 3820 |
History of Israel (3) |
Schwartz |
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A history of Israel from the origins of Zionism and the British Mandate through the Oslo Accord and its legacy. |
| 3830 |
History of Iraq (3) |
Khoury |
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Modern Iraq's Ottoman background; its incorporation into a world market dominated by Europe, British influence and preconceptions in the creation of Iraq, and the emergence and survival of the Ba'ath dictatorship. Reforms in economic, political, and educational spheres. |
| 3840 |
History of Central Asia (3) |
Atkin |
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Introduction to the political, cultural, religious, and social history of the region, including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. |
| 4098 |
Thesis Seminar (3) |
Staff |
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For history majors only. Preparation of a research paper using primary sources. |
| 4099 |
Senior Honors Thesis (3) |
Staff |
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Required of and open only to undergraduate honors candidates in history. Prerequisite: permission of the thesis director must be obtained the semester before registration. |
| 4135 |
Folger Seminar (3) |
Staff |
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The history of books and early modern culture. Use of the archive at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Students must obtain departmental approval in the preceding semester. Same as Engl 4135. |
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