HST 502: Women’s Lives in Asian and African Cultures
Class Program
A readings course on women’s lives in various non-Western traditional cultures.
History-Non-Western History
Courses
HST 566: British Empire and Commonwealth
Class Program
A history of the British Empire in America, Asia, Africa and Australia/New Zealand.
HST 570: Islamic and Middle East Politics
Class Program
An introduction to Islamic politics and to the comparative and development issues of the Arab world and the larger Middle East.
Notes
The approach will be historical as well as contemporary.
HST 574: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Class Program
A study of the modern conflict over the region of Palestine. The course will examine the religious, cultural, and historical backgrounds of the combatants; the troubled heritage of the Ottoman and British Empires in the region; Zionism; terrorism and counter-terrorism; the establishment and expansion of the state of Israel; the wars between Arabs and Israelis; the experience and resistance of Palestinian Arabs; and attempts to make peace.
HST 575: The Vietnam Experience
Class Program
A study of the historical background of the Vietnam War with assessment of the American experience in Vietnam. Emphasis is on Vietnam as a case study in the American foreign policy/national security process. Attention is given to the “lessons of Vietnam” and to continuing contemporary events in Southeast Asia.
HST 577: Colonial Latin America
Class Program
A study of Latin America from its pre-Columbian origins to the collapse of the Spanish Empire in the 1820s.
HST 578: The Vietnam War in Film
Class Program
An independent study course based on the PBS Ken Burns Vietnam War video series augmented with other readings and papers.