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HIST 325	HIST 325 Twentieth-Century Europe Course Credits: 3 This course involves an investigation of significant themes in the historical development of European society since 1914. Primary focus is on the issue of changing European perceptions of the nature of social organizations and of Europe's broader role in the international system. Topics include: the origin, nature, and effects of world war; the Russian Revolution and the rise of the Soviet state; the rise of Fascism and the emergence of totalitarian style movements; the construction of the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe and the emergence and ultimate resolution of the cold war; decolonization; and the rise of the welfare state and emergence of European federalism. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 371	HIST 371 Africa Since 1500: From Precolonial to Colonial Course Credits: 3 This course will involve an examination of the major themes of sub-Saharan African history from 1500 to the partition of Africa following the Berlin Conference of 1884. Primary emphasis will be on the nature of African societies and the political, social, and economic consequences of their interaction with Europe. Special attention will be given to issues such as the origins and nature of African societies; the rise and impact of the slavetrade; the growth of the European presence and the nature of European imperialism; and the onset of direct European colonial rule and the African response to it. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history including HIST 107, 108 or 109. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 372	HIST 372 History of Africa Since 1500: From Colonial to National Course Credits: 3 This course will involve a survey of Sub-Saharan African history since the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885. Primary emphasis will be on a variety of regions at various stages of their development, while exploring the roles of colonial power, emerging nationalisms and the politics of underdevelopment. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history including HIST 107, 108 or 109. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 381	HIST 381 The Arab Middle East in the 20th Century: The Politics of Identity Course Credits: 3 An examination of some major theses in the history of the Arab Middle East since the breakup of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. The course examines the role played by issues of identity in the development of national structures in the Arab East (Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States). Themes include: the nature of the Islamic community, the structure and legacy of the Ottoman rule, postOttoman settlement and the impact of colonial rule, the emergence of nationalist politics and the growth of contemporary Arab state system, oil and the politics of family rule in the Gulf States, and the relationship between religion and politics. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 382	HIST 382 Palestine and the History of the Arab- Israeli Conflict Course Credits: 3 A survey of the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The historical roots of the conflict, issues of land ownership and immigration, the development of national consciousness, and the process of state formation within both communities, impacts on the larger international community, and problems of peacemaking. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 392	HIST 392 Sugar,Slaves, and Silver: Atlantic World, 1500-1850 Course Credits: 3 This course examines the Atlantic world during an era of immense global change. Since the navigations of the fifteenth century, the Atlantic has been a corridor for fundamental exchanges of peoples, crops, technology, and ideas. Topics include: early maritime explorations, the destruction and reconfiguration of indigenous societies, the labour migrations of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans, slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the establishment of an Atlantic economy, the maturation of EuroAmerican colonial societies and their struggles for autonomy and national independence. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, third or fourth year standing, or instructor's consent. (3-0; 3-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 403	HIST 403 Engendered History Course Credits: 3 This seminar examines specific topics in the history of gender throughout the period known loosely as the modern world. The course is designed to clarify the process through which ideas of gender evolved and the ways in which masculinity and femininity have been constructed and experienced in a global context. The seminar also examines group interactions across lines of race, class, ethnicity, region, and religion and the influence of groups striving to assert their own identities on ideas of gender. Cross-listed: GNDR 403 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 423	HIST 423 History of the First World War Course Credits: 3 A seminar course involving an examination of the origins and course of the First World War. Primary focus on various campaigns and fronts of the war, and on specific issues such as the nature and impact of trench warfare, the domestic policies of the belligerent powers, and the social, economic, and political impact of the conflict Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
HIST 424	HIST 424 History of the Second World War Course Credits: 3 A seminar course involving an examination of the origins and course of the Second World War. Primary focus on main campaigns of the war in Europe and Asia, the domestic policies of the belligerent powers, and the social, economic, and political impact of the conflict. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of history, or instructor’s consent. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.

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