407. World War II. (3 s.h.)

Refighting the military history of World War II, with the battles emphasized but placed in their diplomatic, political, and economic contexts. This course is designed as an introduction to graduate study in history for college graduates who have a basic knowledge of modern history. Through lectures and discussion, and with readings tailored to the interests of each student, the major issues of the causes, conduct, and significance of World War II will be raised and examined as they have emerged in debate among the participants in the events and historians.

408. Introduction to the Third World. (3 s.h.)

An introduction to the historical issues and literature concerning broad thematic areas of Third World life such as imperialism, economic development, global economic organization, peasant life, urbanization, migration, nationalism, cultural and social change, the role of the state, and international relations.

409. Introduction to European History. (3 s.h.)

Overview of the field, its shape, main lines of research, and central concerns. Through selected readings, discussion, and guest speakers, participants gain understanding of current practice including political, social, and cultural history, the treatment of Europe in global studies and in contemporary metahistory.

412. Studies in 20th Century Europe. (3 s.h.)

Discusses major events in 20th century Europe such as the origins of the First World War, the Bolshevik Revolution, the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany, World War II, and the subsequent collapse of European political dominance. Investigates the Cold War, the demise of communism in Eastern Europe, and the gradual economic and political establishment of the European Union. In addition to a standard historiographic study of these topics, the course includes developments in the "new cultural history" and the history of "representations" and "memory."

419. New Themes in the History of Slavery. (3 s.h.)

Comparative social history of Atlantic-world slavery and Red Sea-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf world-slavery. Slavery in other domains, such as the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, will also be discussed.

433. Studies in American Material Culture. (3 s.h.)

Introduction to literature from several fields that uses artifacts to understand culture. Exploration of various theoretical approaches. Topics include architecture, folk art, photography, decorative arts, landscape design, historic preservation, and the use of interior space.

436. Studies in U.S. Political History Since 1928. (3 s.h.)

A graduate studies course devoted to the critical evaluation of the historiography of U.S. political history since the election of 1928. Students read and evaluate selected writings on such topics as the politics of the Great Depression, the New Deal Revolution, Domestic Politics During World War II, the Politics of Fear and Loyalty, the Fair Deal, Eisenhower, Kennedy, the Politics of Civil Rights, the Politics of Dissent, LBJ and the Great Society, the "New Politics" (1968), the Republican Majority since Nixon, Interest-Group Politics, and the Paradigms of American Politics.

438. Applied Social History. (3 s.h.)

Introduction to the practical uses of history outside the classroom. Practical experience in the application of oral history, historic preservation, history museums, living history, material culture, the interpretations of photographs, and other ways of using historical studies in the community. On-site visits, guest lecturers, and a chance to focus on one aspect of a growing field.

441. Comparing Women's Histories. (3 s.h.)

Exploration of two to three selected topics in women's history in comparative, global perspective. Topics may include: 1) gender, race, and state; 2) women, religion, and social change; 3) women in industrializing societies; 4) domestic contestations; 5) histories and theories. See current semester description.

445. Comparative Social and Economic History. (3 s.h.)

A comparative examination of peasant politics and rural social movements with particular focus on the questions of class/community, alternative nationalisms, and revolution. Suitable for students of various disciplines and world areas.

446. Atlantic World: 1500-1800. (3 s.h.)

Examines main aspects of social and economic change in which the Old World and the New interacted in the 17th and 18th centuries: colonization; commercial agriculture and trade; servitude, free labor, and slavery; migration; changing lifestyles and expectations; the development of family and community; religion, reform, and revolts.

450. Studies in American Colonial History. (3 s.h.)

A survey of how American society developed before the Revolution: the evolution of American politics and political institutions; the changing imperial system; internal and external conflicts; how the economies and lifestyles of the various colonial regions developed; the role of women; free and forced migration; the foundations of modern American life in the experience, thought, and values of colonists before 1775.

452. Revolutionary Republicanism, 1760-1820. (3 s.h.)

A readings course. Students read and evaluate recent historical literature about various topics including: the origins of the American Revolution; the origins and impact of "republican" ideology; the cultural impact of the Revolution; the political economy of the Constitution; the origins of early national politics; and the development of a pre-industrial society.

454. Early U.S. Social History. (3 s.h.)

Introduction to American social history from 1800 until the Civil War. Recent research on the structure of American society, the American family, immigration, the worker, urban developments, and the reform movements of the Jacksonian era.

455. Studies in Civil War and Reconstruction. (3 s.h.)

Unlike many courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction period, this course will focus on the ordinary citizen rather than the rich and powerful. Much attention will also be paid to issues of race, class, and gender.

457. Studies in Recent Urban History. (3 s.h.)

This course is broadly interdisciplinary, concerned with major developments in America's large cities from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Basic issues include: the changing spatial structure of the city, social and geographical mobility, the nature of ethnicity and the Black experience, the development of crime and rioting, the structure of local politics, and the movements for urban reform.

458. Recent U.S. History. (3 s.h.)

Presents a new approach to the history of the United States since World War II, focusing on social and economic change. Topics include: urbanization and suburbanization, rise of post-industrial economy, racial problems, shift of population and political power to the Sunbelt, and the impact of new technologies. Relates the political history of the era to these fundamental socio-economic changes.

459. American Cultural History. (3 s.h.)

Investigates ways that historians and other scholars have interpreted modern popular culture, 1800 to the present. American media, sports, entertainment, fashion art, as well as American myths, ideas, and popular thought are some of the topics that will be explored.

461. Studies in American Diplomatic History. (3 s.h.)

Introduction to American diplomatic history. Readings in, and discussion of, the principal schools of interpretation and conceptual frameworks. Chronological parameters vary each semester, but normally emphasis on the modern period.

462. Studies in African American History. (3 s.h.)

The emphasis is on the period since the Civil War. Focus changes; possible topics include Reconstruction and rise of segregation; urbanization of the black population; history of black women in U.S.; Civil Rights revolution.

463. History of U.S. Military Policy. (3 s.h.)

Surveys major interpretations of the critical issues in American military history -the proper organization of armed forces in democracy, the American attitude toward war and peace, questions of the effectiveness of American military planning and war making. Each student will present an oral and written report on an assignment topic involving such issues.

467. Studies in Modern American Social History. (3 s.h.)

The theme of the course in recent years is Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty in the U.S., 1870-1940. The main subject is the impact of industrialization and urbanization on the working class, the poor, and minority groups during the period when the U.S. emerged as an industrial power. Attention is also given to the response to poverty, both by private charities and the state.

469. Studies in U.S. Urban Crime. (3 s.h.)

Examines the significant scholarship and issues involved in understanding the history of crime in American cities, with special emphasis upon the period since the Civil War. The course deals mostly with the organized underworld, including drugs, gambling, bootlegging, prostitution, professional theft, and other on-going criminal activities. By linking the underworld to the city structure, sports history, entertainment, and reform, the course will examine the interrelationship of American urban and social history with the changing underworld.

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