HISTORY
Professors R. Thornton, P.F. Klarén, R.E. Kennedy, Jr., W.H. Becker, L.P. Ribuffo, E. Berkowitz, R.H. Spector, J.O. Horton, L.L. Peck, M.E. Saperstein, R.J. Cottrol, D.K. Kennedy, A.M. Black (Research), M.A. Atkin, T. Anbinder (Chair), H.L. Agnew
Associate Professors R.B. Stott, E.A. McCord, C.E. Harrison, D.R. Khoury, J. Hershberg, D. Yang, A.L. Alexander, S. McHale, H.M. Harrison, E.H. Cline, N. Blyden, A. Zimmerman, K.W. Larsen, M. Norton
Assistant Professors N.G. Seavey (Research), G.A. Brazinsky, D. Silverman, C. Klemek
Adjunct Associate Professor K. Bowling
Professorial Lecturer S. Wells
Director and Principal Investigator of the First Federal Congress Project C. Bickford
Bachelor of Arts with a major in history—The following requirements must be fulfilled:
1. Majors must meet the general requirements of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, selecting specific courses in consultation with either a departmental or college advisor.
2. Majors must take three of the following five introductory courses: Hist 38, 39– 40, and 71– 72. Credit in lieu of these courses may be obtained by scoring 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination. Neither waiver nor credit is awarded by CLEP subject examination. 3. Majors must complete Hist 199, plus eight courses 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. (a) Europe—Hist 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 117, 123, 124, 132, 135, 136, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161(b) United States—Hist 126, 127, 129, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 160, 161, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186(c) Asia, Africa, and Latin America—Hist 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 126, 127, 158, 163, 164, 183, 187, 188, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195Special topics courses numbered 101 and courses in the 700 Series may also satisfy one of the three field requirements. Majors should check with the major advisor on the applicability of such courses.
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 199 before the end of the junior year, and receive an A or A−; and (4) in the ensuing semester, enlarge upon the research project undertaken in Hist 199 while enrolled in Hist 191. If the thesis completed in Hist 191 merits the grade of A or A− Special Honors will be recommended.
Minor in history—Undergraduate students who select a minor in history must ordinarily declare their intention to the 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 38, 39, 40, 71, or 72 and at least five additional approved 100-level 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 100-level courses are open to students without history course prerequisites with the exception of Hist 136, 160, 191, 192, 198, and 199.
| 38 |
World History, 1500–Present (3) |
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. |
| 39–40 |
European Civilization in Its World Context (3–3) |
Staff |
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Introduction to the history of Europe and the West, emphasizing primary sources and their interpretation. Hist 39: from the beginning of written culture through 1715. Hist 40: From 1715 to the present. |
| 42 |
Women in Western Civilization (3) |
Staff |
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Same as WStu 1. |
| 71–72 |
Introduction to American History (3–3) |
Staff |
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Hist 71: the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States, |
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from the earliest settlements to 1876. Hist 72: from 1876 to present. |
| 101 |
Special Topics (3) |
Staff |
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Historical perspectives on great issues of past and present. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 103 |
African History to 1880 (3) |
Blyden |
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Survey of history of the African continent with emphasis on the history of sub-Sahara Africa. |
| 104 |
Topics in African History since 1880 (3) |
Blyden |
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A survey of African history from 1880 to the present. |
| 105 |
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. |
| 106 |
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 166. |
| 107 |
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 117. |
| 108 |
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 118. |
| 109 |
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 119. |
| 110 |
The Roman World to 337 A.D. (3) |
Cline |
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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 120. |
| 111 |
The Early Middle Ages (3) |
Staff |
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The evolution of Roman, Islamic, Byzantine, and Germanic societies from the end of the Roman Empire through the rise of Latin Christendom by the year 1000; the nature of political power, role of religion, place of gender, cultural production, and changing social structures. |
| 112 |
The High Middle Ages (3) |
Staff |
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The evolution of Europe, ca. 1000 to 1400, with emphasis on the organization of the medieval state; the role of law and religion, considering the impact of the crusades and religious dissent; economic growth; the rise of urbanism; aspects of daily life, artistic innovation, and new modes of thought. |
| 113 |
History of the Jews in Christian Europe to the 18th Century (3) |
Saperstein |
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The position of Jews in relation to Church and State; organization and self-government of the Jewish community; movements of Jewish spirituality; divisions within Jewish society; the background of Emancipation and Enlightenment. |
| 114 |
History of the Jews in Islamic Lands (3) |
Saperstein |
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The legal status of Jews under Islam; the impact of the Muslim conquest and Abbasid rule over the Jewish community of Babylon, the flourishing of Jewish civilization in Muslim Spain; Metatherian Jewish society in the Middle Ages; the Ottoman Empire; modernity and its effects. |
| 115 |
Messianic Movements and Ideas in Jewish History (3) |
Saperstein |
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A survey of Messianism as a central force in Jewish history, stressing both theoretical implications and concrete manifestations. Topics include Biblical Christianity, the origins of Christianity as a Jewish Messianic movement, the Sabbatian movement, Zionism, and contemporary messianism. |
| 117 |
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. |
| 118 |
China to 1800 (3) |
McCord |
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Survey of Chinese civilization from its ancient beginnings to the last imperial dynasty. |
| 123–24 |
European Intellectual History (3–3) |
E. Kennedy |
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Hist 123: The “Century of Genius” and the Enlightenment; God, nature, man, and society, from Descartes to the French Revolution. Hist 124: Responses to the French Revolution and the Enlightenment; historicism, evolution; nihilism, psychoanalysis; communism; fascism; existentialism, structuralism, postmodernism, and neo-orthodoxy. |
| 126 |
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. |
| 129 |
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. |
| 130 |
Sexuality in U.S. History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 130/WStu 130. |
| 132 |
History of Germany (3) |
Zimmerman |
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Political, social, and cultural development. From 1815 to the present. |
| 133 |
Recent 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. |
| 134 |
Contemporary U.S. History Since 1945 (3) |
Ribuffo |
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Political, social, diplomatic, and intellectual developments, with particular emphasis on the Cold War, “silent” '50s, and disrupted '60s. |
| 135 |
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. |
| 136 |
Europe in the 20th Century (3) |
Staff |
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Diplomatic, political, and cultural developments from the turn of the century to the present. Prerequisite: Hist 40. |
| 137–38 |
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 137: World War II to the Vietnam War; Hist 138: Vietnam to the “New World Order.” |
| 139–40 |
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 139/WStu 139–40. |
| 141–42 |
History of France (3–3) |
E. Kennedy |
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Hist 141: Old Regime: monarchy and social classes; the Church; the Enlightenment; the 1789 revolution; Napoleon. Hist 142: 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. |
| 143 |
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. |
| 144 |
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. |
| 145 |
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. |
| 146 |
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. |
| 148 |
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. |
| 149 |
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. |
| 151–52 |
History of England (3–3) |
Peck |
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Development of English civilization and its impact on Western culture. Hist 151: To 1689. Hist 152: Since 1689. |
| 153 |
Tudor England (3) |
Peck |
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Aspects of the constitutional, social, intellectual, economic, and religious development of England, 1485–1603. |
| 154 |
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. |
| 156 |
European Integration: A History (3) |
Staff |
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An examination of the origins and development of the European Union. |
| 158 |
Modern Jewish History (3) |
Staff |
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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. |
| 159 |
The Holocaust (3) |
Saperstein |
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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. |
| 160 |
History of the Jewish People in America (3) |
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. Prerequisite: Hist 39–40 or 71–72. |
| 163–64 |
History of Latin America (3–3) |
Klarén |
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Hist 163: Analysis of Spanish and Portuguese imperialism in the New World, 1492–1820. Hist 164: A problems approach to Latin America, 1820 to the present; thematic emphasis on neocolonialism, corporatism, liberalism, caudillismo, modernization, populism, and revolution. |
| 166 |
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 from 1820 to 1924, with particular attention to the urban immigrant experience. |
| 167 |
Themes in U.S. Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 167. |
| 168 |
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. |
| 169 |
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. |
| 171–72 |
U.S. Social History (3–3) |
Horton, Stott |
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Hist 171: Daily life, institutions, intellectual and artistic achievements of the agrarian era, 1607–1861. Hist 172: The urban–industrial era from 1861 to present. Same as AmSt 171–72. |
| 173 |
African American History (3) |
Horton, Alexander |
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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 173. |
| 175 |
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. |
| 176 |
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. |
| 177 |
The Jacksonian Era and the Rise of Mass Politics (3) |
Anbinder |
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The period 1828–1850 and its continuing significance to American society; emphasis on national politics and the emerging sectional conflict. |
| 178 |
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. |
| 181 |
U.S. Media and Cultural History (3) |
Staff |
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Same as AmSt 181. |
| 182 |
U.S. Diplomatic History (3) |
Hershberg, Brazinsky |
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American foreign relations in the 20th century. |
| 183 |
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. |
| 184 |
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 the experience of war affected the generation that lived through it. |
| 185 |
Black Women in U.S. History (3) |
Alexander |
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Black Women from the Middle Passage to contemporary times. Same as AmSt 185/WStu 185. |
| 186 |
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 186. |
| 187 |
History of Modern China (3) |
McCord |
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China since 1840, with particular attention to political developments. |
| 188 |
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. |
| 189 |
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. |
| 190 |
History of Korea (3) |
Larsen |
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An introduction to the history and culture of Korea from antiquity to the present. |
| 191 |
Senior Honors Thesis (3) |
Staff |
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Required of and open only to undergraduate honors candidates in history. |
| 192 |
Internship (3) |
Staff |
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Study of history through internships in museums, libraries, Congress, or other appropriate institutions and agencies. Prerequisite: approval of department. |
| 193 |
History of the Middle East (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. |
| 194 |
History of the Modern Middle East (3) |
Khoury |
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Beginning with Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Development of nationalism and of modern states; impact of the West on culture and institutions; great-power imperialism; crises of Turkish Straits, Suez, Arab–Israeli relations; and other issues. |
| 195 |
History of Central Asia (3) |
Atkin |
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Introduction to the political, cultural, religious, and social history of Central Asia from ancient to modern times. |
| 197 |
Independent Study (3) |
Staff |
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Permission of instructor required. |
| 198 |
Readings for the History Major (3) |
Staff |
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Readings and discussions on major trends in the writing of history; representative selections from the classics of historical literature. |
| 199 |
Thesis Seminar (3) |
Staff |
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Required of history majors. A research paper is prepared using primary sources. Students who earn a grade of A or A− may be eligible to take Hist 191; check with the departmental advisor. |
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