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  • HIST 325: Hinduism

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a broad survey of the History India in the context of the development of Hindu tradition which produced Hinduism. This tradition also gave birth to other religions in the Indian sub-continent, i.e., Jainism, Buddhism, Bhakti, Shakti, Sikhism, Tantrism, etc. With the coming of Christianity and Islam from outside, a composite culture developed in South Asia, which continues to this day. Hence, this major religion will be studied in many different aspects.
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  • HIST 334: China and India Hist

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    China and India constitute approximately 36% of the world population. Both are poised to become the Two Giants of the 21st century. This course will engage in a comparative study of the History, culture, and political economy of these two societies. The purpose is to look at the present developments, keeping in view their progress over several centuries and study the impact they have had and will have on the World.
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  • HIST 340: 20th-Century Germany

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores and analyzes the five Germanies of the twentieth century, beginning with the last years of the Wilhelmine era, through the Weimar and Nazi eras, a Germany divided between East and West, and a reunited Germany. Special attention is given to interpreting how Germans navigated world wars, perpetrated genocide, experienced division and reunification, and rebuilt civil society.
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  • HIST 347: AncientMediterranean

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Analyzes the evolution of ancient Mediterranean societies and cultures from the prehistory of the area until the decline of the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam, and the end of the Mediterranean as a cultural unit. It focuses on the major social, political, cultural, and religious institutions and practices of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Phoenicia, Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome.
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  • HIST 349: Ancient Rome

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the history of Rome from the establishment of the Republic to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. We will especially look at the military, social, and political trends of Imperial Rome at its height, as well as how Rome is portrayed in our own popular culture. Class periods consist of lecture and discussion
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  • HIST 354: Modern Japan

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Surveys the history and culture of Japan from the late Tokugawa era to the present. Examines Japan's emergence as an industrial, imperialist nation in the first part of the twentieth century to the postwar transition from a defeated nation to an economic giant in the later part of the twentieth century, considering the difficult postwar transition from defeat, occupation, and rapid economic development to the maturing "postmodern society" of today.
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  • HIST 356: Modern China

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Surveys the history and culture of China from the Qing dynasty to the present. Examines Western Imperialism and domestic developments in China that contributed to nationalist and communist revolutions from the beginning to the mid-twentieth century. Introduces the transition of the leadership and ideology from Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping in the late twentieth century and the present.
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  • HIST 358: Modern India

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Anchoring on India, this course will survey the history of the entire South Asian region in early modern, modern, and contemporary periods. The Indian Ocean is also greatly impacted by this region. Beginning with the sixteenth century Mughal Period, the course will traverse thru the British conquest and the anti-colonial nationalist movements that followed. Concluding section will analyze the post-colonial period and see the rise of India as a tech giant of the 21st century.
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  • HIST 360: Modern Korea

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Surveys the history of the Korean peninsula from King Kojong's reign (1864-1907) to the present. Modern Korea examines the search for internal reform in the face of Western and Japanese imperialism during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century before turning to the legacy of Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) over the peninsula and the subsequent division between North Korea and South Korea after 1953 to the present.
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  • HIST 362: Colonial Latin Amer

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Exposes students to the historical development of Latin America from its pre-Columbian beginnings, through its Spanish and Portuguese colonial transformation, ending with the wars of independence that created modern Latin American nations. Examines cultural, economic, political, and social changes that affected Latin America and its peoples through readings, film, images, lectures, and discussion, to develop an understanding of the diversity and complexity of ?Latin American? cultures and history until the early 19th century.
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