History
Winter 2009
General Education Info: GFR | GEP (for students starting Fall 2007)
HIST 361 The French Revolution 3 credits
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The French Revolution from its origins in feudal, aristocratic society to the revolutionary wars and Napoleonic era. The European reaction to the revolution is examined as is its relationship to the contemporaneous American Revolution. The decline of Court society and values and their replacement by a democratic society are central issues. Two outstanding historical movies are part of the course. Prerequisite: Any 100-level social science course, junior/senior status or permission of the instructor. For more information contact wexler@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD
GEP:Meets SS or C. GFR:Meets SS.
[0030] 9101 Meets 01/05/2009 - 01/23/2009 WEXLER, V
MTuThF.....1:00pm- 4:10pm (MP 103)
HIST 381 From Samurai to "Salariman": Japanese 3 credits
History through Film and Literature
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A study of Japanese history from 1600 to the present through the media of film and literature. It also explores the relationship between history and drama, in particular how they can illuminate or conceal basic truths and values of the past. Views of life and modern times, obsessions with honor and suicide, the changing role of women in society, the encounter between Japanese and foreign cultures, and themes of war and pacifism will be investigated. Prerequisite: Any 100-level social science course or permission of the instructor. For more information contact vaporis@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets C.
[0031] 9101 Meets 01/05/2009 - 01/23/2009 VAPORIS, C
MTuWTh.....9:00am-12:10pm (ITE 231)
HIST 488 Europe, 1914 to the Present 3 credits
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The history of Europe from the outbreak of World War I until the present. Emphasis on the origins and the social and political impact of the two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism in inter-war Europe, and the decline and the division of Europe after 1945, as well as its more recent revival and developing unity. Prerequisite: HIST 100 or its equivalent, plus junior/senior status or permission of the instructor. For more information contact dcampbel@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets SS.
[0032] 9101 Meets 01/05/2009 - 01/23/2009 CAMPBELL, D
MTuWTh.....9:00am-12:10pm (MP 008)
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