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HIST 405 - History of Early America
Credits:
4.00
America from the early age of European discovery to the
mid-19th century. Emphasizes the interaction of European,
Native American, and African peoples; on the separation of
the English colonies from Great Britain; and on the
establishment and early history of the United States.
HIST 405H - Honors/History Early America
Credits:
4.00
America from the early age of European discovery to the
mid-19th century. Emphasizes the interaction of European,
Native American, and African peoples; on the separation of
the English colonies from Great Britain; and on the
establishment and early history of the United States.
Writing intensive.
HIST 405W - History of Early America
Credits:
4.00
America from the early age of European discovery to the
mid-19th century. Emphasizes the interaction of European,
Native American, and African peoples; on the separation of
the English colonies from Great Britain; and on the
establishment and early history of the United States.
Writing intensive.
HIST 406 - History of the Modern United States
Credits:
4.00
History of the United States since the mid-19th century.
Political, social, and economic developments as well as
relationships of the modern U.S. with other countries.
HIST 406H - Honors/History of the Modern United States
Credits:
4.00
History of the United States since the mid-19th century.
Political, social, and economic developments as well as
relationships of the modern U.S. with other countries.
Writing intensive.
HIST 406W - History of the Modern United States
Credits:
4.00
History of the United States since the mid-19th century.
Political, social, and economic developments as well as
relationships of the modern U.S. with other countries.
Writing intensive.
HIST 410 - Historical Survey of American Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Topical survey, within broad chronological divisions, of
the development of American civilization since 1600.
Students may take the course up to two times as long as the
topic for the two courses is different. Writing intensive.
HIST 410H - Honors/Historical Survey of American Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Topical survey, within broad chronological divisions, of
the development of American civilization since 1600.
Writing intensive.
HIST 421 - World History to the 16th Century
Credits:
4.00
The global experience of human communities with special
emphasis on the development of the major civilizations and
their interactions. Comparisons of social, cultural,
religious, and political life and the emergence of
distinctive and diverse human societies are examined.
HIST 422 - World History in the Modern Era
Credits:
4.00
Emergence of major global human interactions due to the
growth of major civilizations. The global context for the
rise of the modern West. The rise and decline of Western
global domination and the emergence of new states and
changing societies throughout the world.
HIST 422H - Honors/World History in the Modern Era
Credits:
4.00
Emergence of major global human interactions due to the
growth of major civilizations. The global context for the
rise of the modern West. The rise and decline of Western
global domination and the emergence of new states and
changing societies throughout the world.
HIST 425 - Foreign Cultures
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the culture of a particular nation or region;
preparation for experiencing a foreign culture. Consult
department for listing of topics.
HIST 425H - Honors/Foreign Cultures
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the culture of a particular nation or region;
preparation for experiencing a foreign culture. Consult
department for listing of topics. Writing intensive.
HIST 425W - Foreign Cultures
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the culture of a particular nation or region;
preparation for experiencing a foreign culture. Consult
department for listing of topics. Writing intensive.
HIST 435 - Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century.
HIST 435H - Honors/Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century. Writing intensive.
HIST 435W - Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century. Writing intensive.
HIST 436 - Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century.
HIST 436H - Honors/Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century. Writing intensive.
HIST 436W - Western Civilization
Credits:
4.00
The classical origins and evolution of European
civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and
voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global
supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the
20th century. Writing intensive.
HIST 444 - Through Their Eyes: The American Civil War from Primary Sources
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the nature of historical research through an
intensive study of the Civil War era, including slavery,
abolitionism, and political conflict before the war, as
well as the military, social, and political history of the
war itself. Use of primary sources such as newspapers,
public documents, letters, and diaries, including
unpublished manuscripts held in Special Collections, Dimond
Library. Writing intensive.
HIST #444B - Revolutions Across the Atlantic
Credits:
4.00
An exploration of the Age of Revolution, 1776-1800 on both
sides of the Atlantic. Beginning with Tom Paine's
declaration "Tis Time to Part" that launched the American
Revolution and ending with the spread of the French
Revolution by bayonets into Switzerland, we investigate the
clubs organized against the slave trade, we read the plays
that projected imaginary revolutions onto desert islands,
and we follow the rumors that spread news of Caribbean
revolts to Philadelphia and Paris. This course will be
primarily discussion, with some short writing assignments
in the first half of the course. Students will research and
write their own histories of some facet of revolutionary
history in the second half of the course. Writing intensive.
HIST #444C - World War Propaganda in Britain and the United States
Credits:
4.00
Examines multi-media propaganda in World War I and World
War II Britain and the U.S. to investigate the total war
experience, the relationship between these two nations, and
the workings of a critical weapon. Propaganda was a
bloodless weapon in an era of high-tech tools, but it was
also a feared and ubiquitous one. Some of the issues
addressed in this course include: Who were some of the
targets of propaganda? How were posters different from
films or radio broadcasts? What were the messages of
propaganda? What does propaganda say about these nations as
cultures and societies as well as about their war efforts?
We analyze multimedia primary sources as well as use
secondary ones in our discussions. Writing intensive.
HIST 444D - Slavery and Society in Pre-Colonial Africa
Credits:
4.00
Examines the evolution and practice of the institution of
slavery in Africa from the earliest times to the era of
European colonialism. Using contemporary personal
narratives by the slaves, the course examines specific
historical contexts of various slave systems, continuity
and change in the ideologies and practices of slavery,
religion and slavery, race and slavery, gender and slavery,
conditions of slaves, as well as the making and uses of
slaves - as domestics, concubines, eunuchs, officials,
soldiers, labor and capital. Using films, slide images, and
a comparative approach, African slavery will be examined
within the context of the early evolution of slavery in the
Mediterranean and Islamic worlds as well as its later
expressions in the Atlantic world of the Americas.
HIST 444E - American at War: Society, Culture, and the Home Front
Credits:
4.00
Course will examine how the preparation for war, war
itself, and the legacy of war shape American society,
culture, and national identity. Students explore the
relationship of war to topics such as American politics,
literature, music, visual arts, popular culture, as well as
gender, ethics, and race relations. Primarily discussion
with short writing assignments in the first part of the
course. Students research topics of their choice in the
second and third parts of the course. Writing intensive.
HIST 444F - Collective Guilt and Collective Responsibility in History
Credits:
4.00
Most Americans recognize the Holocaust as an extraordinary
crime, though there is less agreement about who was
responsible, whether justice was rendered and appropriate
compensation awarded survivors. Things become more
complicated when examining what might be considered crimes
committed by Americans. This course concentrates both on
the Holocaust and the ¿underside¿ of American history and
poses questions about the connections between the past and
the responsibilities of citizenship in the present. Writing
intensive.
HIST 483 - History of World Religions
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the religions of the world in terms of
historical development, relationship to society, belief
system, central texts, and ritual practices. Begins with
the religions of small and tribal societies (e.g., African,
Native American), moves through religions of complex
societies (e.g., Hinduism), and then studies the various
traditions that emanated from ancient revelations:
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and
certain new forms of Christianity. This initial survey of
world religions prepares students for HIST 484.
HIST 483W - History of World Religions
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the religions of the world in terms of
historical development, relationship to society, belief
system, central texts, and ritual practices. Begins with
the religions of small and tribal societies (e.g., African,
Native American), moves through religions of complex
societies (e.g., Hinduism), and then studies the various
traditions that emanated from ancient revelations:
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and
certain new forms of Christianity. This initial survey of
world religions prepares students for HIST 484. Writing
intensive.
HIST 490 - Medieval History through Film
Credits:
4.00
This course is intended to give students an opportunity to
come to grips with some of the central questions that
historians ask, namely how do we know what we know
(epistemology), and what image of the past are we trying to
create (history). Students read (1) scholarly literature
(2) contemporary narrative sources (3) and watch films that
depict events that are described in these narrative sources.
HIST 497 - Explorations in Historical Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. In-depth exploration
of a particular historical question or topic: for example,
the French Revolution, Chaucer's England, or the New Deal.
Students should consult with the Department of History for
a list of topics and instructors.
HIST 497H - Honors/Explorations in Historical Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. In-depth exploration
of a particular historical question or topic: for example,
the French Revolution, Chaucer's England, or the New Deal.
Students should consult with the Department of History for
a list of topics and instructors. Writing intensive.
HIST 497W - Explorations in Historical Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. In-depth exploration
of a particular historical question or topic: for example,
the French Revolution, Chaucer's England, or the New Deal.
Students should consult with the Department of History for
a list of topics and instructors. Writing intensive.
HIST 498 - Expl Hist Perspectives (C)
Credits:
4.00
Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. In-depth exploration
of a particular historical question or topic: for example,
the French Revolution, Chaucer's England, or the New Deal.
Students should consult with the Department of History for
a list of topics and instructors.
HIST 500 - Introduction to Historical Thinking
Credits:
4.00
Basic skills essential to the study of history: critical
reading of historical literature, improvement of written
and oral analysis of historical material, and use of
library resources. Intensive study of books and documents
from varying historical fields and periods. Required of
history majors; open to other interested students. Writing
intensive.
HIST 501 - Medieval Military History
Credits:
4.00
Western societies from the Roman Empire to the emerging
nation states of early modern Europe spent an enormous
proportion of their surplus wealth on war. This course
introduces this crucial aspect of Western history and
examines the period extending from the third century AD, to
just before the extensive introduction into Europe of
gunpowder weapons in the fifteenth century. Discussion of
not only battlefield tactics and famous generals but also
the effect that war had upon society as a whole and the
economic ramifications of war, the Christianization of war,
and the effect of war upon literature.
HIST #502 - Latin Readings in Medieval History
Credits:
1.00
Provides students with an opportunity to read medieval
sources in their original language. Helps students with a
background in Latin improve their reading ability, and
exposes them to the challenges of conducting historical
research in a foreign language. Latin readings taken from
many of the major medieval narratives sources from the
fifth through the fourteenth century. May be repeated up to
a maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: LATN 402 or equivalent.
HIST #503 - Soviet Dreamers, Despots, and Dissidents
Credits:
4.00
Through the study of individual biographies and writings
of male and female Russian revolutionaries, Soviet
leaders, and prominent dissidents, course examines the
question of how the combination of Russian culture and
Marxism created both cruel despotism and profound advocacy
for social justice and universal human rights. Lecture and
discussion. Response papers and essay exams. Readings
include revolutionary texts, laws, biographies, novels,
films, and scholarly articles about 20th century
Russia/USSR. Writing intensive.
HIST 505 - African American History
Credits:
4.00
Experiences, aspirations, and contributions of black
Americans from their ethnic origins in Africa to the
present American crisis in race relations; comparative
study of cultures and institutions. Colonial America to the
Civil War. Writing intensive.
HIST 506 - African American History
Credits:
4.00
Experiences, aspirations, and contributions of black
Americans from their ethnic origins in Africa to the
present American crisis in race relations; comparative
study of cultures and institutions. Reconstruction to the
present. Writing intensive.
HIST 509 - Law in American Life
Credits:
4.00
Investigates the role of law in American social,
political, and economic life from the European settlements
to the present. Traces the development of legal
institutions, but focuses on the various functions of law
(e.g., in structuring social relationships, allocating
resources, defining governmental authority, expressing
social and moral values, and as a mechanism for control).
HIST 511 - History of New Hampshire
Credits:
4.00
From pre-settlement times to the present, emphasizing the
use of locally available materials and sources. Writing
intensive.
HIST 522 - Science in the Modern World
Credits:
4.00
Development of science, particularly in Europe and North
America, from the 18th century to the present. Themes
including Darwinism, the growth of modern physical and
biological sciences and science in the contemporary world.
No special science background is required.
HIST 532 - Modern Latin America
Credits:
4.00
Provides a broad overview of Latin America from the 18th
century to the present. It examines the breakdown of
colonial rules, the establishment of independent countries,
the formation of viable nation states, the importance of
geography, the roles of the different elements of society.
Social, political, and economic changes and continuities
emphasized to give a sense of the ambiguities of the
historical process. Cultural differences illustrated with
slides and music. The effects of elite rule and of United
States interventions studied. Writing intensive.
HIST 532W - Modern Latin America
Credits:
4.00
Provides a broad overview of Latin America from the 18th
century to the present. It examines the breakdown of
colonial rules, the establishment of independent countries,
the formation of viable nation states, the importance of
geography, the roles of the different elements of society.
Social, political, and economic changes and continuities
emphasized to give a sense of the ambiguities of the
historical process. Cultural differences illustrated with
slides and music. The effects of elite rule and of United
States interventions studied. Writing intensive.
HIST 537 - Espionage and History
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the history and politics of espionage and
intelligence organizations in modern times. Special
attention to intelligence work among the major powers in
World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Readings
include autobiographical accounts and other primary sources
as well as novels.
HIST #538 - Modern European War and Society: The Napoleonic Wars to World War II
Credits:
4.00
This course is organized around three conflicts: the
Napoleonic Wars, World War I, and World War II. As we
study them, we'll discuss the evolution and impact of total
war in order to understand how societies work in wartime
and how these conflicts have shaped Europe. In our
Exploration of each war, we examine a range of participants
from international alliances to individual soldiers and
civilians involved in the conflict. Total war, by its
nature, incorporates most elements of society, so we will
spend time looking at the homefronts as well as the
battlefronts. We will survey the conflicts as a whole, but
also devote time to some special events or elements. For
example, we will look at the battle of Somme during the
portion of the course dedicated to World War I. We will
also study some of the art that arose out of the conflict.
The core of the class will be lectures, but we will engage
in some discussion almost every day and there are some
classes that will be dedicated to discussion.
HIST 540 - Foundations of Medieval History: 300-1300 CE
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the history of Western Europe from the end of
the Roman Empire to the late twelfth century. Particular
focus on the history of Christianity, social and economic
structures, the role of women in medieval culture, and
literacy and learning. Writing intensive.
HIST 560 - Modern Britain
Credits:
4.00
This course explores Great Britain from the American
Revolution to the reign of Elizabeth II. We examine
Britain's unparalleled Imperial power, the vibrancy of
Victorian Culture, and the devastating impact of the two
World Wars, which initiated Britain's post-war decline.
During the Cold War, Britain rebuilt its position through
cultural exports like rock-n'-roll music, royal pomp, and
the mini-skirt, but has never fully recovered its status,
despite its vibrant multi-cultural allure.
HIST 563 - Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Interdisciplinary course on the development of Russian
culture from its origins through the end of the 19th
century. Historical documents, literary works, ethnographic
materials, films, slides of Russian art, and music.
HIST 564 - Russia and the Soviet Union in World War II
Credits:
4.00
This course examines World War II from the perspective of
Russia and the Soviet Union. Readings, lectures, and
discussions cover the major battles, Stalin's leadership,
experiences of the soldiers (both men and women), life on
the home front, the Holocaust of Soviet territory under
German occupation, and propaganda. Students also read the
most important Russian novel set in World War II. Midterm,
final, short papers. Writing intensive.
HIST 565 - Women in Modern Europe
Credits:
4.00
A social history of women in Europe from 1700 to the
present. Examines the development of the "modern nuclear
family," transformations in women's work during the
industrial revolution, and women's political evolution from
bread rioters to hearth tenders to petitioners. Sources
include published diaries, historiographical studies, and
novels.
HIST 575 - Ancient Near East
Credits:
4.00
From the Neolithic revolution to the time of Alexander the
Great. Rise of civilization; nature of human artistic and
intellectual development in the earliest civilizations of
Mesopotamia and Egypt; Judaism in its historical setting.
HIST 579 - History of China in Modern Times
Credits:
4.00
The transformation of Chinese society from 1600 to the
present. Attention will be given to political and cultural
developments as well as China's interaction with the
outside world.
HIST 580 - History of Japan in Modern Times
Credits:
4.00
Explores major tendencies in Japanese history from the
Tokugawa period to present. Will stress the
interrelatedness of political, social, institutional, and
literary developments so as to achieve a complex view of
modern Japanese society.
HIST 583 - Mystic and Saint in Islam
Credits:
4.00
Examines how and why a cult of Sufi saints became such a
significant part of religious practice in medieval Islamic
Egypt and Anatolia.
HIST 585 - Venture of Islam: 6th-15th Century
Credits:
4.00
The origins and expansion of Islam and the development of
the Muslim community from the time of Muhammad until the
Islamic empires of the 16th century. Attention is given to
religious and artistic as well as political developments.
HIST 587 - History of Africa South of the Sahara
Credits:
4.00
From ancient times to the present. Semester I: from
prehistoric times to 1870. African migrations, kingdoms,
and societies; African responses to the slave trade; Islam;
European imperialism, colonialism, and industrialization;
African nationalism, independence, and post-independence
problems.
HIST 588 - History of Africa South of the Sahara
Credits:
4.00
From ancient times to the present. Semester II: from 1870
to present. African migrations, kingdoms, and societies;
African responses to the slave trade; Islam; European
imperialism, colonialism, and industrialization; African
nationalism, independence, and post-independence problems.
HIST 589 - Islam in Africa
Credits:
4.00
Focuses on the advent, spread, and major consequences of
Islam in Africa. Examines the major phases of Islamic
expansion: early conquests in North Africa and the Iberian
Peninsula, the spread of Islam across the Sahara into the
Sudan, the jihadist and reformist movements of the 18th and
19th centuries and the development of Islam during the
colonial and postcolonial era. Emphasizes the varieties of
the practice of Islam, the role of Islam in states
formation and the impact of Islam on the religious and
social life of the African peoples. The intersections of
Islam with the issues of trade, slavery, politics, gender,
imperialism, and modernization, the rise of Islamic
fundamentalism, the place of North Africa within the
Mediterranean Islamic culture, as well as the relationships
of Islam with indigenous religions and with Christianity in
African history and societies explored.
HIST 595 - Explorations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See department listings for semester topic. Topic Empire,
Democracy, and War is Writing intensive.
HIST 596 - Explorations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See department listings for semester topic.
HIST 597 - Medicine and Society
Credits:
4.00
Explores the history of medical theory and practice in
Europe from the twelfth to the early seventeenth century.
Themes include: 1) varities of healing strategies,
including naturalistic, magical, astrological, religious,
and supernatural; 2) attitudes to the body, health and
disease; 3) the broad range of healers who practiced
healing arts, including learned physicans, surgeons,
barbers, midwives, wise women, saints, and even charlatans;
4) the kinds of institutions devoted to promoting health,
including the home, the hospital, and the monastery.
HIST 600 - Advanced Explorations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See department listings for semester topic. Barring
duplication of subject, may be repeated up to a maximum of
8 credits.
HIST 601 - Seminar in Religious Texts
Credits:
4.00
Close study of sacred text(s) from a particular religious
tradition (Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.)
or a thematic selection of texts across religions. (Also
offered as RS 601.)
HIST 602 - Holocaust: The War on Europe's Jews
Credits:
4.00
The attempted destruction of European Jewry during the
Third Reich is one of the pivotal events in the history of
modern Western Civilization. Course explores the
circumstances and behavior of the Jews (as victims,
resistors, survivors), the perpetrators (German and
non-German), bystanders (German, European, and American),
and rescuers (German and non-German). Attention is also
given to such post-1945 matters as justice, compensation,
and memory.
HIST 603 - European Conquest of America
Credits:
4.00
Study of the social consequences of colonization,
migration, and war in America, 1500-1775. Emphasis on the
interaction of British colonies with competing European
cultures (French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish), with
Native Americans, and with African American slaves.
HIST 604 - History of Medicine in the United States
Credits:
4.00
Have you been a patient, a nurse, or a holder of insurance?
Almost everyone in the United States has a role in health
care. We study the growth and development of the field of
American medicine from colonial times to the present,
examining the changing relationships between patients,
health care professionals, technology, government, and
others. The focus will be shifts in responsibility and
authority over time from patients, to doctors, and even to
businesses.
HIST 605 - Revolutionary America, 1750-1788
Credits:
4.00
Examines the social, political, and cultural
transformation of thirteen British colonies into the
United States, up to the adoption of the Constitution.
HIST 606 - History of the Early Republic
Credits:
4.00
Explores the histories of the people and institutions that
transformed the new United States from a coastal republic
of largely independent freeholders to a transcontinental
democracy increasingly driven by class. Topics include
slavery, the family, reform movements, and the formation of
national identity.
HIST 609 - Special Topics in American Legal History
Credits:
4.00
In-depth thematic exploration of law in American life.
Topics include race and equality in America; community,
pluralism, and American law; property, liberty, and law;
gender and law. May be repeated for credit with
instructor's permission. Prereq: HIST 509 or instructor's
permission. Consult department listings of topics. Writing
intensive.
HIST 611 - Civil War Era
Credits:
4.00
Surveys the period from the presidency of Andrew Jackson
to the end of the Reconstruction. Focuses on causes,
course, and consequences of the Civil War. Topics include
slavery in the Old South, antebellum reform movements,
creation and breakdown of the Second Party System, social
and economic (as well as military) events during the war
and major developments during Reconstruction after the war.
HIST 612 - Emergence of Industrial America
Credits:
4.00
Investigates the economic transformation of 19th-century
America from a rural, agricultural society to an urban,
industrial one. Explores the sweeping economic changes and
focuses on such topics as change in work and leisure,
westward expansion and its effects on Native Americans,
shifts in gender roles, growth of a consumer culture, rise
of the labor unions, Populism, immigration, reform and
regulation movements, growth of American imperialism, and
intellectual developments.
HIST 613 - American Ways of War
Credits:
4.00
"Is there an American way of war?" This commonly asked
question will be the focal point of the course. To answer
that we will study the interactions of both war and society
in the United States from the Civil War onwards, addressing
such issues as the causes, courses, diplomacy, homefront,
legacy, and the art of the great and small wars.
HIST 615 - United States Progressivism to the New Deal
Credits:
4.00
United States from 1900 to 1941: cultural, political, and
social factors causing major changes in American life.
HIST 616 - United States Since World War II
Credits:
4.00
United States since 1941; cultural, political, and social
factors causing major changes in American life.
HIST 617 - Vietnam War
Credits:
4.00
An advanced interdisciplinary study of the American
experience in Vietnam which utilizes fiction, film, music,
and historical analysis to examine such matters as how and
why the United States became involved in Vietnam, went to
war there, and failed to win, as well as the consequences
and legacies of that fateful conflict. It is strongly
suggested that students first complete courses in modern
American history.
HIST 618 - American Environmental History
Credits:
4.00
Examines how nature has been a factor in American history
and how Americans have wrestled with the concepts of
nature and culture. Topics include industrialization,
evolution, conservationism, environmentalism, and
environmental diplomacy.
HIST 619 - Foreign Relations of the United States
Credits:
4.00
The history of American diplomacy from the colonial era to
the present, with the dividing point at 1900. The focus
will be on both the foreign and domestic influences that
shaped American diplomacy.
HIST 620 - Foreign Relations of the United States
Credits:
4.00
The history of American diplomacy from the colonial era to
the present, with the dividing point at 1900. The focus
will be on both the foreign and domestic influences that
shaped American diplomacy.
HIST 621 - History of American Thought
Credits:
4.00
Significant American thinkers considered in their social
context. Dividing point at 1860.
HIST 622 - History of American Thought
Credits:
4.00
Significant American thinkers considered in their social
context. 1860 to present.
HIST 624 - Topics in Modern United States Social History
Credits:
4.00
Advanced study of topics in U.S. social history since the
Age of Jackson. Topics will vary; may include slavery and
the antebellum South, reform movements in U.S. history,
family history, labor history, the impact of war on
American society, race in recent U.S. history. May be
repeated as topics change.
HIST 625 - Southern History and Literature since the Civil War
Credits:
4.00
Equal focus on the history and literature of the South
since the Civil War. Topics include reconstruction, the
age of segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement. Literary
focus is on the period since 1920, including the "Southern
Renaissance." Authors include William Faulkner, Robert Penn
Warren, Flannery O'Connor, and Zora Neale Hurston.
HIST 632 - Latin American History: Topics
Credits:
4.00
Topics vary (see department listing for current semester).
Seminar entails reading, discussion, and research on
literature and documents related to the selected topic.
Provides students with the opportunity to do research under
close direction.
HIST 633 - Medieval England 800-1300
Credits:
4.00
This course provides students with an opportunity to gain
an in-depth understanding of the history of medieval
England from the beginning of the period of consolidation
under the Wessex dynasty in the ninth-century through the
end of the thirteenth century. In addition to obtaining a
large corpus of information through the reading of a
significant monographs dealing with England during this
period, students will be challenged to develop the critical
analytical skills necessary for the thorough understanding
and practice of historical methodologies, with a particular
focus on the practice of historical method in writing
medieval history. Finally, students will be given the
opportunity to improve their communications skills through
extensive class discussions dealing with the scholarly
works read for this course, and in writing assignments.
HIST 634 - Medieval Empires
Credits:
4.00
This course will explore the intellectual and political
foundations of imperial rule in the Middle Ages with a
particular focus on the Carolingian, German, and byzantine
empires of the early and high Middle Ages. The course will
begin with the development of the idea of empire under
Alexander the Great and then during the Roman empire. The
course will then turn to an examination of how the rulers
of the three great empires of the western Middle Ages
adapted the classical ideas and practices of empire for
their purposes. The course focuses on sources. Background
material will be provided in short lectures.
HIST 640 - Holy War in the Holy Land: The Medieval Crusades
Credits:
4.00
Survey of the medieval military expeditions organized by
Christians to secure the Holy Land during the 12th and
13th centuries. Topics considered include the formulation
of a "just war" theory; political, intellectual, religious,
and military interactions between Christians, Jews, and
Muslims; the Crusader State of Jerusalem; and the histories
of individual crusades.
HIST 641 - Europe after the Black Death
Credits:
4.00
Explores the dramatic changes that characterized Western
Europe as it rebounded in the fifteenth through the
seventeenth centuries from the ravages of the Black Death
of 1348. Examines the social, political, and artistic
developments in late medieval and Renaissance Italy before
"crossing the Alps" to trace the expansion of Renaissance
culture in Northern Europe. Topics include the humanist
movement; new patterns of social organization; the revival
of classical antiquity in the arts, architecture, religion,
and political theory; the effects on European society of
the encounter with the "New World"; shifting roles for men
and women in early modern European societies; religious war
and conflict.
HIST 642 - Saints, Sinners, and Heretics: Europe in the Age of Religious Reform
Credits:
4.00
Examines the history of Western Christendom from roughly
1400 to 1600, a period od tumultuous religious change
throughout Europe. We begin in the Middle Ages where the
seeds of religious division were sown. We then tackle
Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic church, trace the
diffusion of his message throughout Europe, and address the
Catholic response to the evangelizing movements that he
inspired. Finally we investigate some of the regional
varieties of Protestantism that developed in the latter
half of the sixteenth century with a particular focus on
Switzerland, Germany, England, Scotland, France, and the
Netherlands.
HIST 644 - Victorian Britain
Credits:
4.00
The Victorian Era was a time of contrasts. Upon the throne
sat Queen Victoria, a monarch known for her moral
uprightness, sexual probity and rigid sense of decorum. The
streets of London, however, teemed with prostitutes,
pickpockets and impoverished Irish immigrants whose lives
seemed untouched by either the prosperity or moral
stringency that characterized the age. In this class we
explore the varieties of Victorian experience both at home
and in the global empire Britain had amassed during the
nineteenth century. Examining sources such as the novels of
Charles Dickens, the decorative arts of William Morris, and
the scientific writings of Charles Darwin, we attempt to
uncover the many-faceted culture, society and political
life of Victorian Britain. The instructor places a strong
emphasis on reading, class participation and writing.
HIST 645 - 19th Century European Great Powers - Diplomacy and International Law
Credits:
4.00
In this course, we will study power in Europe during the
apogee of that region's strength. The long nineteenth
century is a period during which Europe avoided major
continent-wide (and world-wide) wars, despite constant
upheavals. That is a remarkable accomplishment when one
compares the events of the nineteenth century with those of
the twentieth, despite the fact that the former influenced
the latter. Focus is on those who wielded power
internationally, including dealmakers, deal-breakers,
manipulators, and idealists. To express, test, restrain, or
leverage power, actors engaged in wars and negotiations
that led to a range of contracts from treaties, such as the
Treaty of Fontainbleau ending Napoleon's reign; to
alliances, like the Anglo-Japanese Naval Alliance ending
Britain's "splendid isolation" from international
partnerships; to conferences, including the Hage
Conventions regulating wars. In addition, it is important
to look at statutes influencing foreign policy, as did the
Second German Naval Law of 1900 which increased European
tensions before World War I. Examining the relations of
powerful nineteenth century states, therefore, illuminates
international law as well as more traditional elements of
diplomacy. Students learn about 19th century great powers
of Europe and important pieces of international legal
relationships as well as develop critical thinking and
communication skills.
HIST #648 - Modern France
Credits:
4.00
French society from Napoleon to Mitterand. Topics include
the Revolution of 1848 and the Paris Commune; World Wars
and the Vichy regime; Existentialism, DeGaulle, and the
Revolt of May-June 1968.
HIST 652 - Topics in European Intellectual History
Credits:
4.00
Explores such major developments as the Enlightenment,
Russian intellectual history, and the relationship between
gender and intellectual history. Includes topics since the
Renaissance. Since topics vary, students should check the
department newsletter or office for course theme in any
given term. May be repeated as topics change to a maximum
of 12 credits.
HIST 654 - Topics in History of Science
Credits:
4.00
Advanced study of a selected topic in the history of
European science since the Renaissance.
HIST 656 - 20th Century Europe
Credits:
4.00
World War I, European totalitarianisms, World War II, the
loss of European primacy and the search for a new Europe.
HIST 662 - England in the Tudor and Stuart Periods
Credits:
4.00
England experienced great upheaval under the Tudor and
Stuart dynasties. This course explores many of the key
political, religious, social and economic changes that
changed the face of England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
We will study all of the Tudor and Stuart monarchs, and we
will focus particularly on the following topics: Henry
VIII, the English Reformation, Elizabeth I, Commons v.
Nobility, the English Civil Wars and the execution of
Charles I, the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution.
HIST 664 - Russia: Modernization through Soviet Empire
Credits:
4.00
The challenges of modernization, experience and legacy of
Leninist and Stalinist revolutions. Soviet consolidation
and decline through the Gorbachev era.
HIST 665 - Themes in Women's History
Credits:
4.00
In-depth examination of a selected topic in women's
history. Topics may include Women and Health, Women in
Modern European Political Theory, Comparative History of
Women and Revolution. See Time and Room Schedule of history
department newsletter for the specific topic. May be
repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
HIST 666 - Environmental History of Northwest Atlantic Commercial Fisheries
Credits:
4.00
After centuries of ground-fishing humans have radically
transformed the northwest Atlantic marine ecosystem,
creating a tragedy for both fish and fisherman. This marine
environmental history course considers the changing
technology, ecology, and sociology of the commercial
fishery off New England and the Canadian maritime from 1500
to the present.
HIST 669 - Germany from 1918 to Present
Credits:
4.00
Begins with the revolution of 1918 and then explores the
political, social, and intellectual character of the
Weimar Republic, the rise and nature of Nazism, the
Holocaust, the foundation of both the German Democratic
Republic and Federal Republic and their evolution in the
shadow of the Cold War, and concludes with the unification
of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
HIST 675 - Early History of Ancient Greece
Credits:
4.00
Greek history from the Minoan and Mycenaean eras through
the Persian Wars of the early fifth century. Emphasis on
original sources including the Homeric epics, Plutarch,
Sappho, and Herodotus. Examination of the distinctive
developments of political systems in Sparta and Athens, as
well as issues of colonization, diplomacy, religion and
culture. Thorough discussion of types of available evidence
and their integration into historical understanding.
HIST 676 - Classical and Hellenistic Greek Worlds
Credits:
4.00
Greek history from the Persian Wars of the early fifth
century through the life of Alexander the Great and the
creation of the Hellenistic world. Emphasizes original
sources including Herodotus, Thucydides, the Athenian
playwrights, and Plato. Examines the transformation from
city-state political organization to large Hellenistic
kingdoms, as well as discussion of Greek historiography,
intellectual life, and social theory. Thorough discussion
of types of available evidence and their integration into
historical understanding.
HIST 677 - Roman Republic
Credits:
4.00
Covers pre-Roman Italy, the Etruscans, and the foundation
of the Republic, Rome's expansion through the Punic Wars,
relations with the Hellenistic kingdoms, and disintegration
and final collapse of the Republic. Includes discussions of
Roman art, engineering, and political theory. Emphasis on
Latin sources in philosophy, history, and literature.
HIST 678 - Roman Empire
Credits:
4.00
Collapse of the Roman Republic and creation of the
Augustan principate. History of the principate through the
division of the empire, with discussion of the fall of Rome
in the west and the eastern empire through Justinian.
Discusses Roman art, literature, philosophy, and religious
developments such as the proliferation of mystery religions
and the rise of Christianity.
HIST 679 - Rights Revolution
Credits:
4.00
It is all but impossible to think or talk about
contemporary legal and moral controversies without
invoking the idea of "rights." Yet few of us can claim a
clear understanding of this pivotal concept. Historically,
how have particular claims, preferences, and socio-economic
interests attained the status of publicly-recognized
"rights" Are there other ways to conceptualize and
prioritize rights, other forms of "rights talk," than the
ones we currently employ? History 679 takes as its point of
departure the enormous expansion in rights claimed by both
individuals and groups in recent decades -- the "rights
revolution." This development has elicited both praise and
alarm, and we will examine the philosophical, moral, and
political dimensions of each.
HIST 680 - Historical Geography
Credits:
4.00
Introduces major themes, important scholars, and commonly
used research techniques in historical geography. Course
is reading and research oriented. Focus is on North
America. Writing intensive. (Also listed as GEOG 680.)
HIST 681 - Modern China Topics
Credits:
4.00
Problems in modern Chinese history from 1800 to the
present. Topics may vary. Students read translated primary
sources, analyze literary works, and write critical essays
and a research paper. History 579 is recommended.
HIST #682 - Cults and Charisma
Credits:
4.00
Examines religious sects and charismatic leaders using
case studies from history and the contemporary world, as
well as analytical principles from religious studies and
anthropology. Explores various approaches to the question:
what makes a person powerful over others, in connection
with the formation of messianic sects, the genesis of the
"cult," the traditional authority of priests and kings,
sainthood, the events at Jonestown and Waco, and the
popular image of the "cult." Students learn to employ a
variety of tools and models to understand historical
situations of charismatic leadership. (Also offered as RS
682.)
HIST 684 - History of Southern Africa since 1652
Credits:
4.00
Examines the major themes in the history of a troubled
sub-region of Africa. In-depth exploration of the nature
and impact of socio-cultural formations, the evolution of
centralized societies, the initiation and expansion of
white settlements, and the Mfecane revolution. Analysis of
the dynamics and consequences of European imperialism,
economic competition and industrialization, European
settler-nationalism, racial conflict, slavery, class and
gender politics, Indian and African nationalism,
democratization, and development in post-colonial and
post-apartheid Southern Africa.
HIST 685W - Modern Middle East
Credits:
4.00
From the 18th century to the present. Problems created by
modernization and reform of the traditional society;
conservative reaction to reform, impact of nationalism, and
appearance of new ideologies. Writing intensive.
HIST 688 - African Religions
Credits:
4.00
An interdisciplinary introduction to basic principles of
African religions including historical and recent
developments in the study of religion in Africa. Covers the
place of religion in African societies and the
interrelatedness of religion with myth, ritual, music,
art, orality, gender, economics, social process, illness
and healing, and kingship and power. Particular attention
to African religions in the Americas and the history and
impact of Islam and Christianity in Africa. Helps students
to understand what is typical about religion, and special
about African religion, while appreciating the role of
religion in non-Western societies. Slides, films, maps and
other visual aids as well as readings.
HIST 691 - Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Supervised internship with a governmental agency, private
corporation, philanthropic institution, library, archives,
museum, historical society, or other institution seeking
individuals interested in historical research. May be
repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits. Cr/F.
HIST 695 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A) Early American History, B) American National History,
C) Canada, D) Latin America, E) Medieval History, F) Early
Modern Europe, G) Modern European History, H) Ancient
History, I) Far East and India, J) Near East and Africa, K)
European Historiography, L) American Historiography, M)
Russia, N) World History, O) English History, P) New
Hampshire History, Q) Historical Methodology, R) Irish
History, S) History of Science, T) Maritime, U) Museum
Studies. For students showing a special aptitude in history
who desire to study an area or subject for which no
appropriate course is offered. May be repeated up to a
maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: permission
HIST 695W - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A) Early American History, B) American National History, C)
Canada, D) Latin America, E) Medieval History, F) Early
Modern Europe, G) Modern European History, H) Ancient
History, I) Far East and India, J) Near East and Africa, K)
European Historiography, L) American Historiography, M)
Russia, N) World History, O) English History, P) New
Hampshire History, Q) Historical Methodology, R) Irish
History, S) History of Science, T) Maritime, U) Museum
Studies. For students showing a special aptitude in history
who desire to study an area or subject for which no
appropriate course is offered. May be repeated up to a
maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.
HIST 698 - Internship in Museum Studies
Credits:
4.00
Supervised position with a museum, historical society,
archive, or other history related site. Cr/F.
HIST 701 - Seminar: Historical Explorations
Credits:
4.00
A seminar for advanced undergraduates and graduate
students on a selected topic. Topics will vary by
semester. This course is discussion-based and meets once a
week. There are no prerequisites for this course, but
students should expect to be assigned substantial reading
and writing.
HIST 771 - Museum Studies
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to theory, methods, and practice of museum
studies. Examination of various museum functions, as well
as contemporary historical controversies.
HIST 772 - Studies in Regional Material Culture
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the theory and methodology of material culture,
that is, the study of history through the analysis of
buildings, human-created landscapes, and artifacts made and
used in the United States, particularly in New England. May
be repeated for credit with permission of undergraduate
adviser.
HIST 774 - Historiography
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of ancient and modern historians. Open to
undergraduates with permission. (Not offered every year.)
HIST 775 - Historical Methods
Credits:
4.00
Contemporary historical methods. Required of all entering
Ph.D. candidates; open to undergraduate with permission.
(Not offered every year.)
HIST 780 - Special Topics in Museum Studies/Material Culture
Credits:
4.00
Study of a selected topic related to museum studies or
material culture. May be repeated for course credit with
permission of the undergraduate adviser.
HIST 787 - Quantitative Methods and Computers for Historians
Credits:
4.00
The historian's use of computers and statistics:
opportunities and problems in using and analyzing
quantitative sources; elementary statistical techniques;
practical applications involving microcomputers and
applications programs. No previous knowledge of computers
or college mathematics is assumed or required. Prereq:
admission as an undergraduate major or graduate student in
history; or permission of the instructor. (Not offered
every year.)
HIST 789 - Seminar in the History of Science
Credits:
4.00
In-depth examination of a selected topic in the history of
science. Subject varies. Open to undergraduates with
permission of the instructor. No special background in
science required.
HIST 796 - Research Internship
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Intensive collaborative experience in research for
undergraduate majors. Students gain professional skills
while assisting a faculty member on a continuing research
project. Permission Required.
HIST 797 - Colloquium
Credits:
4.00
Selected topics in American, European, and non-Western
history. Required of history majors. Students must elect
section in the department office at the time of
registration. Prereq: HIST 500. Writing intensive.
HIST 799 - Senior Thesis
Credits:
4.00
Supervised research leading to the presentation of a major
research paper. Open only to history majors. Permission of
department chairperson required. May not be used as a
substitute for the required senior colloquium.