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HIST 519 - Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
This course examines the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1920s and the collapse of the Weimar Republic, the creation of a “Nazi” state and society, and the evolving place of anti-Semitism in the regime. The course then turns to look at the Holocaust in the broader context of the Nazis’ ideological war aims with a focus on the motivations of Nazi perpetrators, the reactions of Nazi victims, and the complicity/resistance of bystanders. Finally, the memory of the Nazi regime/Holocaust is considered.
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NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 522 - The Rise and Fall of the Spanish World Empire 3 credits
This course is designed as an overview of the history of Imperial Spain, one of the most influential cultures of modern times. Combining both lecture and seminar formats, the class will focus on the following topics: the creation of the Spanish monarchy; the incorporation of Spain into the European empire of Charles V and the challenge of the Reformation; the clash between the Ottoman and Spanish Empires in the Mediterranean; the development of the Spanish Empire in the Americas; the flowering of a Golden Age culture; the question of imperial decline; and the role played by Spain in the formation of the Atlantic World.
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No previous knowledge of Spanish history is required. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 542 - War, Religion, and Culture: Christians and Muslims in the Mediterranean World, 1000-1600 3 credits
This cross-cultural course will examine patterns of cooperation and conflict between Christian and Muslim societies in a region subject to a common geography, ecology, and climate. Combining lecture and discussion formats, the class will concentrate upon the following topics: the Mediterranean as a connected structure; the forging of a pluralist culture and the “grand clash” of destiny between Christians and Muslims in Spain; transmission to Europe of Muslim scientific discoveries and the Greco-Roman legacy; the Crusades as an episode of conflict and peace interchange; the sixteenth century world war between Hapsburg Spain and the Ottoman Empire; and Malta as the new frontier between East and West. By exposing students to a variety of cultures, this course will facilitate an understanding of human diversity and complexity, promote respect, if not acceptance, for peoples different from ourselves, arouse interest in cross-cultural approaches to historical study, and expose students to an exciting and important world region.
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NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 566 - Modern England 3 credits
This course examines the major themes of modern British history: American and French Revolutions, political reform, industrial society, imperial ideology, “The Woman question,” the impact of two world wars, and the decline of Britain’s international preeminence. Throughout the course attention is paid to ideas of “Englishness” and their impact on the formation of the modern English national identity, with emphasis on the multi-cultural make-up of British society in the modern period.
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NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 578 - History of Islam 3 credits
This survey begins with the examination of the emergence of an Islamic society in Arabia in the seventh century and its rapid conquest of a world empire. It traces the subsequent development of Islam as a religion, legal system, political order, and civilization. Contributions of non-Arab peoples—Persians, Turks, Mongols—will be assessed. The conflict between orthodoxy and sectarianism, Islamic mysticism, the formation of Muslim states and kingdoms, and the spread of Islam to Spain in the west and China in the east will be covered.
Cross-listed
(Also listed as African and African American Studies 568.)
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No previous knowledge of classical Islamic history (seventh through the fifteenth centuries) is required. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 584 - History of the Modern Middle East 3 credits
How did the countries of the Middle East come into existence in modern times? This course examines the process, beginning in the seventeenth century, by which the Ottoman Empire was transformed from a multi-ethnic, multi-religious order into a system of independent nation-states in the twentieth century. An understanding of how and why this occurred explains not only the existence of Turkey, Israel, and the present-day Arab states, but also many of the problems and difficulties that currently beset this important world region. Topics include the religio-political heritage, colonialism, nationalism, Islamic revivalism, post-independence movements, and the changing role of women. Iran (not part of the Ottoman Empire) will also be included.
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No previous knowledge of the subject is required. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 589 - Culture and Modernity in Japan: 1868 to Recent Times 3 credits
It is conventional to say that Japan’s success in the modern world arises from successful imitation. It is true that the foundations of Japan’s success were laid at a time (in the late nineteenth century) when imitation of all aspects of Western civilization was almost a craze in Japan. But what tensions are created when a country with an ancient, and distinctive, culture suddenly makes wholesale borrowings from the modern West? This course, by exploring the perceived tensions between Japanese tradition and imported Western values from 1868 until recent times, will help students understand the real complexities of Japan’s modern history.
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No previous knowledge of Japanese history will be assumed. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 592 - History of Ancient China 3 credits
This course will begin with the late Neolithic (5000 BC) and end with the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The class will focus on the development of imperial politics, China’ s great philosophers, and social and economic changes, in addition to other significant cultural achievements and contributions to the world outside of the “Middle Kingdom.” Although this course is designed to provide students with a general background in traditional Chinese culture, it is also meant to break down the stereotype of China as a rigid and inflexible civilization that would be more or less self-contained. There was a dynamic interplay between domestic and foreign influences that made China one of the greatest—if not the greatest—civilization in the history of human existence.
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No previous knowledge of ancient China is required. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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HIST 593 - The History of Modern China 3 credits
This course will cover the past 350 years of Chinese history, a period that has been dubbed as “modern” by Western historians. Beginning with the establishment of the “barbarian” Qing dynasty in 1644, the course ends with the Tian’anmen Massacre in 1989. Through lectures, books, videos, and handouts, the course will focus on three distinct periods in the “modern” era of Chinese civilization: the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911; the Republic of China, 1911-1949; and the People’s Republic of China, 1949-present. Important themes stressed in the curriculum are the resilience of “traditional” Chinese culture, the impact of the West (on ideas, politics, economics, and society), and revolution. The objective of this course is to provide students with a general background of the important people, ideologies, and events that have shaped the China of the present and no doubt the futures as well.
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No previous knowledge of modern China is required. NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.
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