GSHIS102. Western Civilization II
Explores the cultural and philosophical movements that have influenced the Western world from ancient times to the present. The course commences with the end of the Middle Ages and continues through industrial modernization to the present. Material is integrated from a variety of academic areas and stimulates critical thinking.
GSHIS113. American History I
Main themes in American history from the English settlement at Jamestown to the Civil War are examined in this general survey course.
GSHIS114. American History II
Begins with Reconstruction of South after Civil War and extends to present. Major themes of America's transformation from an agrarian nation and minor member of international community to an industrial/postindustrial world power are examined. Among these themes are the shifting fortunes of labor and industry, changing role of national and state governments, alterations in the status of minorities and women, and the growing environmental consciousness.
PAHIS150. WW I, Cause,Cond,cnsq
Political and social development of Europe from the beginning of the 20th Century to the accession of Hitler to power in 1933 with emphasis on relations between the Great Powers.
PAHIS152. U. S. Military History
The student will examine themes outside of the military institutional structure. Emphasis will be placed on study of the common soldier: social origins, entry into service, motivation, training, daily life and status in society as a veteran. Dissenting views of the military and its role in American life will be discussed and the concept of Americans as an "unmilitary but warlike people" will be examined. The student will receive an extensive grounding in a relevant and topical though often ignored and misunderstood aspect of American history.
PAHIS201. Modern Global System
Studies the interaction of major world regions that, under the impact of European expansion, become integrated within a single global cultural and economic network. Beginning with a description of regional civilizations around 1500, the course focuses on cultural ineraction and economic change through the eras of mercantile expansion, industrial revolution, global imperialism, and twentieth century crises and developments.
PAHIS211. The U.S.inVietnam1940-75
A case study analysis of the making of foreign policy through seven presidencies. The course identifies the specific factors that led to an American war in Vietnam and also examines that involvesment as the single most representative example of postWorld War II United States globalism. Included in the course is a consideration of the domestic impact and consequences of the Vietnam War and a critical examination of the various and often contradictory "lessons" learned from the American experiences in Vietnam.
PAHIS212. U.S.:Civil War&Reconstru
United States: Civil War and Reconstruction The sectional crisis and the coming of the war; the military struggle between the Union and the Confederacy; the social and economic consquences of the war.
PAHIS213. Colonial America
Focus upon the developing social, economic, political and intellectual aspects of England's North American colonies with comparisons drawn to the French & Spanish colonial experience.
PAHIS220. Fascism
The meaning, forms, origin, ideology, and practice of fascism in Italy, Germany, Spain, and other nations; the relevance of fascism today.
PAHIS230. IndianCviloftheAmericas
Environment, socioeconomic, and religious structures of Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, and North American Indians.
PAHIS252. TheCivilWar&Reconstrctin
The slavery controversy, secession and the appeal to arms, and reconstruction.
PAHIS260. History of Science
This couse surveys science from ancient times to the 20th century, focusing on the leading conceptual developments within science, the scientific revolution, and science's roles in society.
PAHIS300. The Third Reich
The origins of Nazism, the seizure of power, Hitler's domestic and foreign policy, and the collapse in World War II.
PAHIS301. The Era of World War II
Investigates selected topics relating to the origins, events, and outcomes of World War II, emphasizing the war's impact on 20th century civilization. Traces the roots of the conflict back to the World War I peace settlements and examines the rise of totalitarianism, pre war aggression and appeasement, the immediate causes of the war's outbreak, the course of military actions, the diplomacy of the belligerents, the war's impact on civilian life, and factors that shaped the post-war world.
PAHIS303. Amer. Foreign Relations
Following a rapid survey of major principles and actions in American diplomatic affairs before 1900, this course analyzes developing principles, problems, methods, and factors in American-foreign relations since that date. Attention is given to the interrelationships of domestic factors and foreign relations, with an attempt to discover principal influences that have shaped this American development.
PAHIS304. African His. & Culture
African History and Culture An examination of the history & contemporary life of Africa through its triple heritage; what is indigenous, what was contributed by Islam and what was aquired by the West. The aim of the course is to offer a new prospective on Africa with new insight. This course will examine the Africa that existed before the outsiders came, the influence of Islam and Christianity, & will show how both East & West as well as Africa itsel exploited the slave trade.
PAHIS305. Jews in Med. Moslem Wld.
Jews in the Medieval Moslem World Judaism and Islam; the protected minority; Gaonate and Exilarchate; Karaism and false Messianism; Saadiah Gaon and medieval Jewish philosophy; the flowering of Jewish culture in Moslem Spain; the migration to Provence.
PAHIS312. Immigration & Ethnicity
Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States. Experience of major immigrant groups since colonial times: motives for coming, economic and social adjustment, encounter with prejudice, ethnic institutions.
PAHIS314. MormonismInAmerican Hist
Mormonism in American History. Social, economic, political, intellectual, and religious environment in which Mormonism flourished; contribution of Mormon men and women to American culture and history.
PAHIS315. Historyof American Labor
Changes in work and play in the evolution from a producer to a consumer economy; the labor movement and social protest in industrial and post-industrial society.
PAHIS316. Hist of the Pass of Nrth
History of the Pass of the North Studies the regional history of the El Paso Southwest from the arrival of the first permanent inhabitants on the Rio Grande at the Pass of the North to modern times. Emphasizes the people, culture, geography and historical sites of the region. Discussions cover the modern dynamics and demographics of the area.
PAHIS317. Hist. of Amer. South I
History of American South I This course studies the history of the American South to 1860.
PAHIS318. America, 1945-Present
This course traces the role of America since World War II. Topics include aid to Europe; the Korean War; domestic, political & cultural changes through the Eisenhower years; the New Frontier; the Great Society; the changes in the 1970s and early 1980s; the civil rights crisis; and the development of the welfare state.
PAHIS320. Europe in Middle Ages
The origins and nature of Medieval civilization. The newly formed West and the Roman, German, Byzantine and Arab influences which worked to create it. The aggressive expansion of government, the church, business, and city life along with the counter-development of restrictive forces that limited their free expansion.
PAHIS324. History of China I
Historical development of China to 750 AD.
PAHIS325. History of China II
Historical development of China 750 AD to 1900 AD.
PAHIS326. Ancient Israel
Israelite history from the settlement in Canna through the destruction of the Second Temple 1250 B.C. - 70 A.D. Attention will be give to Israelite interaction with their neighbors and the role of their unique religion in the history and culture of Israel. Archaeological evidence will be integrated with that of the biblical text.
PAHIS328. Roman Civilization
Development and spread of Roman civilization throughout the Mediterranean basin, beginning with the early history of the city of Rome, its expansion, transition to Empire and its final metamorphosis to medieval civilization.
PAHIS329. Modern Britain
A continuation of England from 1660. Study of Britain from the period of the broad revoluntionary settlement to today.
PAHIS330. History of Modern Russia
An examination of the major themes in the history of modern Russia.
PAHIS331. The Jewish Immigrant Exp
In the half century after 1880 several million Eastern European Jews entered the United States with profound cultural consequences for themselves, their descendants, and the dominant Anglo-Saxon capitalist society they encountered here. Through a study of selected fiction and nonfiction materials this course examines what America made of these immigrants and what they made of it.
PAHIS332. SourcesInFamily&CommHis
Sources in Family and Community History. Sources unique to various countries for family, community, and demographic history; genealogical linkage. Sections available for Native American, United States, British, Germanic and Scandinavian sources.
PAHIS333. Colonialism&AntiCol.inPR
Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism in Puerto Rico. The history of colonialism in Puerto Rico from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis on the independence, annexationist, and autonomist movements and their relation to analogous movements in the Caribbean.
PAHIS334. Arabs&Jews in Palastine
Arabs and Jews in Palestine, 1856-1948 Examines the social, economic, religious and ideological origins of the Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine under Turkish and British rule.
PAHIS336. Hist.Middle East&Ottoman
History of the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1914 A historical survey of the Middle East from the establishment of the Ottoman Empire as the area's predominant power to World War I. Topics include Ottoman institutions and their transformation; the Ottoman Empire as a world power.
PAHIS337. Survey of Jewish Hist. I
Political, social, economic, and cultural currents in the history of the Jews from the Second Commonwealth through modern times; first semester: Second Commonwealth, late Roman period, and Jewry in the orbit of Islam; second semester: the Jews in medieval Christendom; the development of modern Jewish history.
PAHIS338. SurveyJewishHistory II
Political, social, economic, and cultural currents in the history of the Jews from the Second Commonwealth through modern times; first semester: Second Commonwealth, late Roman period, and Jewry in the orbit of Islam; second semester: the Jews in medieval Christendom; the development of modern Jewish history.
PAHIS339. Jews From Renais-Holoc.
The Jews From the Renaissance to the Holocaust Major movements in the culture and civilization of the Jewish people from the Renaissance to the Holocaust in Europe. Major topics include Jewish life in eastern Europe, western Europe, and America, Zionism, and the Holocaust.
PAHIS350. Gr. Britain from Reform.
GREAT BRITAIN FROM REFORMATION TO THE CIVIL WAR. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and religious develpments in the Tudors & early Stuarts.
PAHIS354. The Holocaust
Focuses on ethnic, nationalistic, economic, & religious causes of the Holocaust, including 20th-century Nazism, racism, and anti-Semitism; study of the Nuremberg trials.
PAHIS355. Revol. America 1754-1789
Revolutionary America, 1754-1789 This course studies the causes and consequences of the American Revolution. Emphasis is placed upon the social conditions in America that contributed both to the Revolution and to the writing of the 1787 Constitution.
PAHIS358. Syn. in Alex. & Israel
Synthesis in Alexandria and Israel The confrontation between Judaism and Hellenism during the Second Commonwealth.
PAHIS360. History of Christianity
Development of institutions of the Christian church from its inception to the present.
PAHIS363. From Er.Days to Gld. Age
From Earliest Days to Golden Age Origin of the Hebrews; First and Second Commonwealth; crises of Jewish survival; Jewish religious law and thought; contact with Babylonian, Greek, Roman, Islam cultures; analysis of historical parallels with modern times.
PAHIS364. From Gld Age to Pr. Time
From Golden Age to Present Time This course will trace the periods of adjustment after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, through European Jewry, the Hasklah, the Zionist movement, up to the present time.
PAHIS365. Jew Exper/Eastern Europe
Jewish Experience/Eastern Europe Economic, legal and political conditions of Jewish life from the 16th century to World War II. Forms of Jewish response: autonomism, messianism, Hasidism, emigration, and socialism. Holocaust and resistance.
PAHIS366. Nat.&Soc.in Eastern Eurp
Nationalism & Socialism in Eastern Europe The creation of nation state after World War I. The problems of underdevelopment, national minorities, and international tenions. The solutions offered by nationalist, facist, and communist regimes. The formation, experiences and breakup of the Soviet Block.
PAHIS368. Byzantine Empire
A course which provides a survey of the History of the later Roman Empire from the reforms of Diocletian that paved the way out of the crisis of the third century, through Constantine's move east and the conversion to Christianity (entering the Byzantine period), Justinian, Heraclius on through the Amorion Dynasty which came to a close with the murder of Michael the Sot in 867.
PAHIS369. Village & Fam. in China
Village and Family in China Structure and role of family and village in traditional China. Change under the People's Republic of China.
PAHIS380. Hist. Anc. Near East I
History Ancient Near East I History of the Ancient Near East.
PAHIS381. Hist. Anc. Near East II
History Ancient Near East II History of the Ancient Near East.
PAHIS382. Class. Jewish Hist. I
Classical Jewish History I History of the Jews from the Second Commonwealth through the Talmudic period (586 B.C.E.-500 C.E.).
PAHIS383. Class. Jewish Hist. II
Classical Jewish History II History of the Jews from the Second Commonwealth through the Talmudic period (B.C.E.-500 C.E.).
PAHIS384. The People's Republic
The People's Republic of China Communist party structure, techniques of political control, growth of industrialized socialist economy and a mass culture, foreign relations.
PAHIS385. Intro. to Jewish Cul&His
Introduction to Jewish Culture and History This course is designed as a broad based introduction to Jewish life from the Biblical period to the holocaust, the rise of modern Israel and the tumultuous present. This course will sample the full range of the Jewish experience through the prisms of archaeology, anthropology, literature, art, religion and daily life. Focus will also be upon Jewish life as it was affected by external forces, and how it responded to those external forces to create a living vibrant heritage.
PAHIS420. Islam in Africa&Diaspora
Islam in Africa and the Diaspora This course studies the spread of Islam in Africa. Topics addressed include trade networks, the emergence of states and kingdoms in medieval and the roles of rulers and political structures in the consolidation of Islamic influence. Special attention is given to Islam in West African and features that make it different from Islam in other countries. The course then traces the growth of Islam in the African diaspora and its cultural significance.
PAHIS421. Third World Studies
This course deals with third world countries. It directs attention to the historical experiences of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean and stresses the political economic, social and cultural challenges that third world countries faced after colonialism.
PAHIS422. Introduction to Islam
This course introduces students to the world of Islam within its historical, social, and literary background. Students discuss selected passages from the Koran, the history of Islamic religious movements (with concentration on the Medieval era), and the theological and ritual tenets as espoused by modern Muslims.
PAHIS423. Modern Japan
Modernization process in Japan since 1868.
PAHIS424. History of Brazil
Traces the historical development from the pre-historical Indian cultures to the 1970's; covers the social, cultural, political, economic and religious aspects of the largest LatinAmerican nation.
PAHIS425. Germany Since 1860
Bismarckian power-state; rise to economic dominance; welfare and warfare under Weimar republic and Hitler, post-1945 reconstruction and democracy.
PAHIS427. History of Mexico
A survey of Mexico from the rise of Aztec civilization to the Mexican Revolution of the 20th century and its aftermath.
PAHIS430. Global Issues
This course is designed to examine how global problems such as human rights, nationalism, militarism, religious difference, population control, centralization of power, hunger and economic instability affect society and world politics.
PAHIS440. The Hist&Theory of Arch.
The History and Theory of Architecture Issues in relationship to the development of architectural history and theory as critical disciplines, emphasizing the historiography and methodology of these disciplines.
PAHIS460. The Reforma. 1500-1600
The Reformation 1500-1600 Political, social, intellectual, religious developments of Protestant and Catholic Reformation. Emphasis on cultural history; religious thought and impact on social and political developments.
PAHIS461. Studies in Jewish His.
Studies in Jewish History An in-depth study of selected issues and problems in Jewish history and culture.
PAHIS492. History of Texas
A survey of Texas history from 1600 to the present. Emphasis is placed on Anglo-American colonization, the Revolution and the Republic, Reconstruction, Populism, the New Deal, and the post-World War II era.
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