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AMERICAN CIVILIZATION: ORIGINS TO 1877 (HI2041)

Discusses the history of the British colonies in North America and the United States in terms of economic development and social and cultural evolution. Contrasts the emergence of a unique American civilization with the internal debate over opposing conceptions that deteriorated into sectional strife. Themes include the genesis of a peculiarly American mentality, race relations, economic development, and social conflict.

AMERICAN CIVILIZATION: 1865 TO PRESENT (HI2042)

Discusses the growth of the United States as an urban, industrialized society and a global power. Themes include patterns and problems of immigration, the ending of the frontier, the emergence of labor and social movements, and cultural evolution. Examines how the rise of the US as a dominant world power in the 20th century has influenced social and political life there.

TOPICS IN HISTORY (HI2910)

Topics vary by semester

TOPICS IN HISTORY (HI2910)

Topics vary by semester

BERLIN FROM IMP. GERMANY TO THIRD REICH (HI3001)

A study of Berlin: from elegant palaces and parks to commercial and industrial sectors, investigates the German capital's cultural transitions from 1870 to 1945. Selected dramas, films, and novels offer insight into the political culture of a city constantly in the process of remaking itself.

THE HISTORY OF PARIS (HI3004)

Seeks to understand how Paris elucidates the history of France by following its history from its origins to the present. The site of religious and political revolution, Paris testifies to the trials and glories of French history.

VIENNA, 1800-1918 (HI3006)

Studies Vienna's culture and Austria's history against a background of spatial transformations from Baroque palaces to the historicist style of the Ringstrasse and the modernist architecture of Wagner and Loos. Investigates building styles, paintings, novels, memoirs, music and films to document the city's development. Some readings are: Freud, Roth, Schnitzler, Zweig. Includes a study trip to Vienna.

THE ISLAMIC CITY (HI3017)

Surveys the history of urban form in the predominantly Muslim cities of the Middle East and North Africa. Students will study the relationship between urban morphology and society, practices of sacred space, and the interplay of power, belief, and architectural form. Also covered are the politics behind the forms now seen as the defining features of Islamic building and the question of the image in Islamic building. On a contemporary note, students will explore the symbolic politics of the Muslim built heritage and examine the extreme conditions facing many Middle Eastern urban populations today. Includes a Study Trip. Please note that an additional fee will be charged for this course.

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (HI3046)

Analyzes the formulation and practice of American foreign policy, with emphasis on its continually changing relation to the domestic political process. Topics include the constitutional and political power sharing between the President and Congress, NATO membership, the Korean War, the Middle East involvement, and the Cold War. Focuses particularly on US policy in the 'new world order'.