DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Professors Emeriti: Dorothea French, Steven Gelber, Mary McDougall Gordon, Jo Burr Margadant, Peter O’M. Pierson, Sita Anantha Raman
Professors: Gerald McKevitt, S.J. (Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J., University Professorship for Jesuit Studies), Barbara Molony (Department Chair), Timothy J. O’Keefe, Robert M. Senkewicz, David E. Skinner
Associate Professors: Ramón D. Chacón, George F. Giacomini Jr., Arthur F. Liebscher, S.J., Thomas Turley, Nancy Unger
Assistant Professors: Fabio López-Lázaro, Pedro Machado, Paul P. Mariana, S.J., Matthew Newsom Kerr, Amy E. Randall
History provides an understanding of all aspects of the human past. By synthesizing the humanities and social sciences, the study of history imparts the ability to research, analyze, and communicate the reasons humanity has developed in particular ways. Knowledge and skills developed in history are excellent preparation for graduate study and careers in education, communications, government, law, and business.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
In addition to fulfilling University Core Curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students majoring in history must complete the following departmental requirements:
- One history course in at least five of these seven geographical areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia/Indian Ocean, West Africa/Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and United States
- Four lower-division courses in three of the seven geographical areas mentioned above, at least one of which must be in the student’s area of projected individual specialization. Up to two Cultures and Ideas I and II courses taught by history department faculty may be used to partially fulfill these requirements
- Ten upper-division courses, including:
- HIST 100 and HIST 101
- One global course from the following: HIST 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 112, 115, 116
- Four courses in the student’s area of specialization
- Two elective history courses
- HIST 197 (capstone)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in history:
- Seven history department courses, including four upper-division courses
PREPARATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER TRAINING CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS
The State of California requires that persons seeking a credential to teach history in California schools hold a single-subject teaching credential in social science authorizing them to teach history and social science classes in departmentalized settings. Students wishing to enroll in a credential program must pass a subject-area examination in social science. The teaching credential program itself requires the completion of an approved credential program, which can be completed as a fifth year of study with student teaching, or through a summer program and internship in conjunction with the undergraduate pre-teaching program.
The Department of History offers a program that prepares students for the subject-area examination and admission to a credential program. As part of this program, students are also encouraged to minor in urban education. Students who are contemplating secondary school teaching in social science should consult with the program coordinator in the Department of History as soon as possible.
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: CULTURES AND IDEAS
11A. and 12A. Cultures and Ideas I and II
A two-course sequence focusing on a major theme in human experience and culture over a significant period of time. Courses emphasize either broad global interconnections or the construction of Western culture in its global context. Courses may address civilization and the city; explorations, migrations, and nations; empires and rights; slavery and unfreedom; and other topics. (4 units each quarter)
REQUIRED UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
100. Historical Interpretation
An investigation of the diverse methods historians use to examine the past. Required of all majors as a prerequisite for HIST 197. (Satisfies a European requirement for the major.) For history majors or with permission of the instructor. (5 units)
101. Historical Writing
Researching and writing history papers. Required of all majors as a prerequisite for HIST 197. (Satisfies a United States requirement for the major.) For history majors only. Recommended to be taken in the sophomore or junior year. (5 units)
197. Capstone Seminar
A topical course designed to give seniors the opportunity to write an in-depth original research paper under the guidance of the seminar instructor and a faculty specialist chosen by the student. For senior history majors only. Prerequisites: Successful completion of HIST 100 and HIST 101. (5 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: GLOBAL HISTORY
102. Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in the 20th Century
This course will explore the mass murder of populations defined by ethnicity, nationality, and race in the 20th century. (5 units)
103. Encounter with the Other: the Jesuits in World History
Interdisciplinary course that examines the global evolution of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) from the order’s founding in the Age of Discovery to the present day. Themes include Ignatian spirituality, development of the order’s worldwide educational system, the Jesuit role in the encounter between European culture and the cultures of Asia and the Americas, and the new orientations of the order that emerged in Catholicism and the world at large in our own day. (5 units)
104. World History Until 1492
An overview of the great civilizations of the world prior to the Columbian Exchange, focusing on the geographical, cultural, economic, and political features of the complex societies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. Survey of the foundations of each region. Patterns of connection and interdependence in world history. (5 units)
105. Modern World History
Examination of the significant events, relationships, and ideas that have shaped the development of a transformed international system during the past 300 years. Focus is on a few themes, rather than a chronological survey of different regions or cultures. Major themes include the scientific and industrial revolutions, new technologies, nationalism and imperialism, effects of new technologies, anticolonialism and neo-imperialism, the new world disorder. (5 units)
106. A World History of Foods, Drugs, and Medicines
An analysis of the human use of plants as sustenance, mood enhancers, and health agents with particular attention to the Neolithic invention of agriculture, its spread through monumental civilizations, and the capitalistic globalization of food cultures since 1500 caused by imperialism and industrialization (e.g., fast food and national cuisines). Specific theories to be examined include J. Diamond’s interpretation of agriculture as an element in the differential evolution of human societies, historians’ emphasis on the role sugar played in the development of African slavery, and contemporary concerns about the ecological and health shortcomings of agribusiness. (5 units)
107. Spain and Morocco: Jews, Christians, and Muslims, 1300-1800
A study of how Spain and North Africa's histories were intertwined between the Muslim conquest (689-711) and the Christian monarchy's expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and of Muslims in 1609. This course examines the medieval cultural, social, and political co-existence of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, a phenomenon known as convivencia, and explores why it ended. (5 units)
112. Connected Histories/Globalism
An exploration of the “archaeology” of globalization through an examination of the ways in which parts of the world have become connected over the past 700 years. It adopts a thematic approach to questions about when the process we call globalization began and how it has unfolded in different economic, social, cultural, and political spheres, and problematizes the concept of globalization and the idea that connectivity of the world today is a radical departure from earlier periods. (5 units)
115. Gender, Race, and Citizenship in the Modern World
An examination of the dynamics of contestation and reform that shaped the politics of gender and racial equality in the modern world. (5 units)
116. Sex and Gender in the Era of High Imperialism
An examination of the role of sexuality and gender in the global expansion of European hegemony in the 19th and 20th centuries. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in world and comparative history. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: UNITED STATES HISTORY
84. Women in American Society
Examination of the rich history of the changing social, economic, political, and intellectual life of women in the United States. Focuses on issues of gender, race, class, geographic setting, and ethnicity. Primary and secondary sources will be used to examine women’s self-conceptions and self-identifications, as well as gender constructs and prescribed roles. (4 units)
85. Introduction to United States Environmental History
Study of American environmental history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Examines the interactions in history between the physical environment and economics, politics, gender, race, ethnicity, and religions. (4 units)
96A. Introduction to the History of the United States I
A survey of the history of the United States from European colonization to Reconstruction. Political, economic, social, and intellectual aspects of America’s first 250 years. (4 units)
96B. Introduction to the History of the United States II
A survey of the history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Political, economic, social, and intellectual aspects of America in an era of industrialization, international involvement, and domestic change. (4 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: UNITED STATES HISTORY
170. Revolution, Confederation, Constitution
Intensive study of the origins, progress, and culmination of the American Revolution to 1800. (5 units)
171. The New Nation
Social and political reforms, expansion, and changes, sectional and national politics of the United States between 1800 and 1850. (5 units)
172. The Union in Crisis
A study of the major aspects of the antebellum period, the Civil War, and the problems of Reconstruction: the abolitionists, the rise of the Republican Party, the conduct of the war, the role of the free African American, constitutional readjustment, and the rise of the new South. (5 units)
173. The Modern Era: 1920–1960
The end of the Republican ascendance in the 1920s and the rise of the New Deal coalition. America at war again and the Cold War at home and abroad. (5 units)
174. America in the 1960s
Little Rock to Watergate: social, political, and foreign policy upheavals of the 1960s. Civil rights movement, student and antiwar movements, hippies, and others. Kennedy and Johnson, end of the Cold War and the Vietnam War, Nixon and Watergate. (5 units)
175. 20th-Century United States Diplomatic History
Critical study of U.S. international relations. Economic, political, social, and public opinion forces influencing the development of U.S. policy. (5 units)
176. U.S. Military History
Survey of the international, military, political, and economic aspects of the American involvement in conflicts from the Anglo-Indian Wars of the 18th century to the present. The course assesses the relationship between civilian and military authorities, qualities of leadership, the impact of new technology, and the evolution of tactics. Also listed as MILS 176. (5 units)
177. Gays and Lesbians in United States History
Examination of the significance of gay men and lesbians across the broad sweep of American history, beginning with pre-Columbian Native Americans and concluding with the modern era. Religious, intellectual, economic, political, and social ramifications will all be examined. (5 units)
180. Native Americans of the United States
Native American history from colonial times to the present from the perspective of native peoples. The focus is on selected Indian peoples in each historical period with an emphasis on native responses to changing historical circumstances, the continuity of Native American cultures, and Indian relations with the U.S. government in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include colonialism, Native Americans and environments, regional and tribal histories. (5 units)
181. United States Women Since 1900
Examination of the rich history of the changing social, economic, political, and intellectual life of American women from 1900. Issues of gender, race, class, geographic setting, and ethnicity will merit appropriate attention. Primary and secondary sources used to examine women’s self-conceptions and self-identifications, as well as gender constructs and prescribed roles. Women’s role in the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, WWI, the Depression, and WWII will be followed by extensive coverage of the transitions created/endured by American women from the post-war period to today including the rise of feminism and its ongoing challenges. (5 units)
182. Sex and Family in American History
History of sex and the family from the 17th to the 20th century. Impact of social and economic change on sexuality, courtship, marriage, and child rearing. Cultural construction of gender roles and sexual roles.(5 units)
184. American Historical Geography
Introduction to the physical and cultural geography of the United States with a special emphasis on California. Texts, maps, and discussions used to explore how America’s geography is not just the stage for American history but an integral player in that history. (5 units)
186. California
Survey of the state’s history: its Native American origins, Spanish invasion and missionization, Mexican period, U.S. conquest, gold rush, and development to the present. (5 units)
187. The American West
A study of the American West as frontier and region in transit from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast from the 17th century to the present with an emphasis on the 19th-century trans-Mississippi frontier. Topics include European invasions of the aboriginal world; exploration; the fur trade; mining and farming frontier; ethnicity and gender in multicultural regions; the West in film, fiction, and art; contemporary meaning of the West. (5 units)
188. Seminar: The U.S. Progressive Era
The progressives (1880s-1920) struggled to more equitably redistribute the wealth and power of the newly industrialized, urbanized America, achieving mixed results. The impact of this crucial period of reform on politics, gender, class, business, the environment, leisure, and foreign affairs will be examined in order to illuminate current political and social views and actions. Students are evaluated on their informed participation and a research paper. (5 units)
189. Special Topics in United States History
Courses offered occasionally on subjects outside the standard curriculum in modern United States history. (5 units)
194. Seminar in United States History
Original research and group discussions of selected problems and periods. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in U.S. history. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: EUROPEAN HISTORY
21. Western Civilization: Ancient
Interdisciplinary survey of the development of Western culture from the Near Eastern origins of Western civilization through the collapse of the Roman Empire. Formerly HIST 11. Also listed as CLAS 62. (4 units)
22. Western Civilization: Medieval and Early Modern
Interdisciplinary survey of the development of Western culture from the fall of the Roman Empire through the 17th century. Formerly HIST 12. (4 units)
23. Western Civilization: Modern
Interdisciplinary survey of the development of Western culture from the 17th century to the present. Formerly HIST 13. (4 units)
16. Ancient Greek Religion
Also listed as CLAS 67. For course description see CLAS 67. (4 units)
17. Ancient Roman Religion
Also listed as CLAS 68. For course description see CLAS 68. (4 units)
94. Introduction to the History of Europe
An introduction to the study of the history of Europe. (4 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: EUROPEAN HISTORY
108. Ancient Greece
Also listed as CLAS 108. For course description see CLAS 108. (5 units)
109. The Hellenistic Age
Also listed as CLAS 109. For course description see CLAS 109. (5 units)
110. Roman Republic
Also listed as CLAS 110. For course description see CLAS 110. (5 units)
111. Roman Empire
Also listed as CLAS 111. For course description see CLAS 111. (5 units)
113. Family in Antiquity
Also listed as CLAS 187. For course description see CLAS 187. (5 units)
114. Imperialism and Religion: Roman Britain
Also listed as CLAS 114. For course description see CLAS 114. (5 units)
117. State and Church in the Middle Ages, 1000–1450
The struggles between state and church that formed modern Western political institutions. The rise of royal and papal theocracy, the emergence of the idea of limited government, the foundation of representative institutions and modern legal institutions, the origins of the modern state. (5 units)
119. Sex, Family, and Crime in Mediterranean Europe, 1300-1800
This course explores the historical intersection of the law—particularly criminal law—with gender and family in medieval and early modern Mediterranean societies. The focus is on Spain, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire, but comparisons are made with Anglo-American legal traditions. It examines how family, sex, and gender were regulated and how the state’s authority was increased as it began to “police” behavior at a time when the theory of individual rights was developing. Topics include the history of marriage, the medieval Inquisition, the early modern “witch craze,” and the real—as opposed to the mythic—harem. (5 units)
120. Churchill’s England
A study of modern English history through the extraordinary career of Winston Churchill. Britain’s imperial zenith, the English suffragettes, international rivalries and World War I, the Anglo-Irish conflict, British inter-war appeasement of Nazi Germany, World War II, the formation of the English welfare state. (5 units)
121. Interpreting the English Reformation
A study of the religious changes in 16th-century England from the accession of Henry VIII to the Gunpowder Plot. Evaluation of traditional Medieval patterns of belief and worship, Tudor dynastic necessities and political ambitions and factions, the influence of continental theological reformation, and popular acceptance or rejection of religious innovations. (5 units)
122. Pirates of the Mediterranean, Pirates of the Caribbean 1300-1800
An examination of the history of piracy in the late Medieval Mediterranean and early modern Atlantic contexts. Original narratives, including eyewitness accounts, and recent scholarship are placed within a larger context of how societies in these regions have communicated and clashed with each other. Discussions focus on examining Mediterranean piracy in relation to Christian and Muslim interaction and delineating Atlantic piracy’s affiliation with the birth of global Western imperialism and the development of an early modern “alternative pirate society.” (5 units)
124. Diplomacy and War: Europe 1870-1939
Relations of major European powers since 1870. Emphasis on economic, political, and social forces that influenced these relations. (5 units)
126. Conflicts in Medieval Christianity
An examination of the religious tensions and conflicts that helped form later Medieval Christianity. Treats heresies, developing notions of orthodoxy and authority, the warrior Christianity of the Crusades, mendicancy and urban attitudes toward Christian perfection, the new monasticism, the development of a personal religion, lay tensions with the clergy, the inquisition, the climate of reformation. (5 units)
127. The World of St. Francis
An examination of the religious, social, and economic background that produced Francis of Assisi, one of the most revolutionary figures of the late Middle Ages. It will focus on shifts in religious perception and new notions of religious perfection gaining popularity in Francis’ time, Francis’ personal motivations, and the struggle the Medieval church experienced attempting to integrate Francis and his followers into its structure. (5 units)
130. France and the World: Human Rights in Theory and Practice
An exploration of the invention of the concept of universal human rights in the Enlightenment and French Revolution and its contested application in France and the French Empire from 1789 to the present. Topics include controversies over the rights of women, Jews, non-white colonial subjects, immigrant families, and Muslim citizens. (5 units)
133. History of Sexuality
Study of the history of sexuality in modern Europe. Examination of topics such as the politics of prostitution, abortion, and pornography; changing sexual norms and practices; the invention of homosexuality and heterosexuality; the social construction of sexual identities; professional and state involvement in the supervision and regulation of sexualities; intersections of sexuality with gender, ethnicity and race, nationality, class, and religion; connections between sexuality and imperialism, nationalism, economics, politics, and culture; sexual communities and movements. (5 units)
134. Reformers and Revolutionaries in Tsarist Russia
Examination of politics, society, and culture in the Russian Empire from the reign of Peter the Great to the fall of the Romanov Dynasty in 1917. Themes include state building and modernization; peasant rebellion and the institution of serfdom; the nobility and its discontents; imperial expansion and the multiethnic Empire; the Orthodox Church and popular religion; aristocratic revolt and the Russian revolutionary intelligentsia; Alexander II and the Great Reforms; the growth of radicalism; industrialization and social change; the Revolution of 1905; and the crisis of the Old Regime. (5 units)
135. Women and Gender in Modern Europe
An exploration of the history of modern Europe through the lens of gender. Focus on how changing ideas about gender and sexuality shaped gender roles, cultural practices, economic systems, and politics from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War. Also considers the ways in which gender interacted with class, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, and race in the everyday lives of men and women. (5 units)
136. Gender/Race/Class in 20th-Century Europe
An exploration of the ways that social anxieties and ideas about gender, race, nationality, class, and sexuality shaped political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Europe from 1900 to the present. Topics include: challenges to bourgeois society in pre-war Europe; World War I; gender and sexual “disorder” in the 1920s; fascism and sexuality; WWII and the Holocaust; cultural constructions of the Cold War; the intersections of class, gender, and consumption; the politics of decolonization; the 1968 revolutions in Western Europe and Eastern Europe; the women’s movements in the 1970s; masculine identity in a post-industrial world; the gendering of Communism; “new Europeans,” European unity, and nationalism in post-colonial, post-Communist Europe. (5 units)
137. The Soviet Experiment
An examination of the Soviet experiment to build the first self-proclaimed socialist government in history. Emphasis on political and economic policies, cultural practices, everyday life, and the evolution of social identities and roles, taking into account gender, regional, and national differences. (5 units)
138. Second World War
An intensive investigation of the international military conflict of 1939-1945. Examination of the causes of the war and the major campaigns in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific. The domestic consequences of the war, and the impact of the conflict on the lives of subject populations, soldiers, and ordinary civilians. (5 units)
139. Special Topics in European History
Courses offered occasionally on subjects outside the standard curriculum in modern Europe. (5 units)
192. Seminar in European History
Original research and group discussions of selected problems and periods. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in European history. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: AFRICAN, WEST ASIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY
91. Introduction to the History of Africa
Historical survey of the origins and development of African cultures from ancient times to the onset of European colonialism in the 20th century. Focus on selected civilizations and societies. Patterns of African social, economic, and political life. (4 units)
97. Introduction to the History of West Asia and the Middle East
A survey of the cultural, religious, economic, and political development of western Asia and northeastern Africa up to 1900 CE. (4 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: AFRICAN, WEST ASIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY
141. Independent Africa
African economic, social, and political problems after independence. Major ideologies and international conflict. (5 units)
142. Modern Middle East and North Africa
An examination of the political, economic, and religious forces that helped to shape the contemporary nation-state system of western Asia and northern Africa. Analysis of the consequences of European expansion and colonialism, Zionism, Arab nationalism, and pan-Arabism and the development of political Islam in both regional and global affairs. (5 units)
143. Seminar: Women in Political Revolutions
Comparative, global history seminar that focuses on the political, economic, social, and military leadership of women in several types of revolutionary movements, both violent and nonviolent. Examples are taken from many cultures around the world from the 19th to the 21st centuries. (5 units)
144. Islam in Africa
Examination of the history and contemporary role of Islam in Africa. The principal topics are the development of Islamic ideas and institutions, the impact of Islam on African cultures, the role of Islam in contemporary political and economic development, and the interaction between African and non-African organizations and governments. (5 units)
145. Islam in the Modern World
Comparative study of contemporary Islam. The study of origins and basic doctrines of Islam and its development in the modern world. Main focus will be on Islam’s interaction with different cultures, emphasizing political implications of the rise of revivalism. (5 units)
149. Special Topics in African History
Courses offered occasionally on subjects outside the standard curriculum in African history. (5 units)
193. Seminar in Africa and Middle East
Original research and group discussion of selected problems and periods. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in African history. Prerequisites: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: EAST ASIAN, SOUTH ASIAN, AND INDIAN OCEAN HISTORY
55. Introduction to Southeast Asia
Historical survey of the civilizations of Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines from their origins to the present day. The focus will be on societies, cultures, religions, colonialism, nationalism, and postmodern socioeconomic issues. (4 units)
92. Introduction to the History of East Asia
An examination of the emergence of modern nations from the rich and diverse cultures of the Pacific and their mutual transformations in the past century. Analyzes linkages within the region and with other regions using concepts borrowed from anthropology, cultural studies, economics, and political science. (4 units)
93. Introduction to the History of South Asia and the Indian Ocean
A survey of the dynamic development of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean. Using multidisciplinary concepts, the course focuses on the subcontinent’s rich and unique mosaic of social, religious, cultural, economic, and environmental systems against the backdrop of dramatic political events. (4 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: EAST ASIAN, SOUTH ASIAN, AND INDIAN OCEAN HISTORY
146A. Medieval and Early Modern Japan
From the early medieval period through the middle of the 19th century, Japan developed as a blend of indigenous cultures, religions, and institutions and continental (Chinese and Korean) civilization and later European and American ideologies and imperialism. This course examines culture, ideas, religions, society/economy, and global interactions. (5 units)
146B. Modern Japan in the World
An examination of Japanese history in its global context since 1600, with emphases on its 19th century “economic miracle;” problems faced by a rapidly modernizing and globalizing society; questions of national security and imperialism; reconstructing gender, personhood, and rights of Japanese men and women at several key moments in “modern” society; social and political movements such as suffrage and labor; war and reconstruction; and diaspora, both of people and ideas. (5 units)
147A. Premodern China
Chinese civilization from the earliest times to the Western intrusion. Dominant historical and cultural patterns; evolution of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; development of political institutions; analysis of preindustrial economic experience; state-society relations. (5 units)
147B. Modern China
Social, political, economic, and cultural development from the 17th to the 20th centuries. State formation from monarchy to socialism, cultural history from Confucianism to individualism, issues of poverty and population. Intellectual and cultural changes and the roles of the West. Indigenous forces shaping China’s modern evolution. (5 units)
150. Women in East Asia
The historical study of women is necessarily the historical study of gendered societies. While there are important linkages among China, Japan, and Korea—for example, shared religious traditions, the varied experiences of imperialism, the central role of women and the construction of gender in modernity, and the physical movement of women (and men) among the three countries—there are also significant differences. This course will explore changes over time in sexualities, work experiences, civic culture, the gendered state, and marriage and family in the three countries. (5 units)
151. Imperialism in East Asia
This course examines the cultural, social, political, and economic effects of imperialism in four countries in East Asia: China, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Imperialism took varied forms, depending on the interests of the imperialist country and the conditions in the country under imperialism. Readings will use both literary and historical sources. (5 units)
154A. Ancient, Classical, and Medieval India
India from its prehistoric roots to 1500, with a focus on both sacred and secular themes: the development of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Sufism; social stratification through caste, gender, and ethnicity; trade and cultural expansion in Asia and the Indian Ocean world; religious and social syncretisms; state and kingship. (5 units)
154B. Modern India
India after the Portuguese arrival to the present. Themes include economic development and trade; imperialism; Hindu socioeconomic reform and its relevance to women and the caste system; Muslim awakening and modernization; Indian nationalism; Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah; economic development and environment; national cohesion; and communalism. (5 units)
155. Cradle of Globalization: The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean encompasses a vast area (one-third of all the countries of the world, and one-third of the world’s population) from Australia, to Southeast Asia, to South Asia, to the Arabian Peninsula, to the East African coast. This course explores the history of the people and societies of the world of the Indian Ocean—in particular, the western region that includes India, Arabia, and East Africa—emphasizing the interactions between regions and powers as well as trade, exchange, and the movement of peoples around the Indian Ocean from ancient to modern times. (5 units)
159. Special Topics in Asian History
Courses offered occasionally on subjects outside the standard curriculum in Asian history. (5 units)
195. Seminar in Asian History
Original research and group discussion of selected problems and periods. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in Asian history. Prerequisites: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES: LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
64. Central America
Survey of Central America from independence to the present. Focus on three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Emphasis on recent developments; social, economic, and political problems (militarism, dictatorship); and the nature of U.S. policy vis-à-vis Central America. (4 units)
95. Introduction to the History of Modern Latin America
A survey of the modern experience of the major nations of Latin America, with emphasis on economic and commercial relationships, populism, the international dimensions of authoritarianism, national self-determination, and the context of recent democratic movements. (4 units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES: LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
161. Modern Mexico
Mexico since the Benito Juárez regime to the present. Emphasis on the Porfiriato, the 1910 Revolution and its institutionalization, and the development of the modern state. (5 units)
162. Argentina
An historical examination of the peoples, events, regional situations, and trans-oceanic relationships that have shaped Argentina and southern South America. (5 units)
163. Cuba and the Caribbean
A survey from the colonial period to the present of three Caribbean nations: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Emphasis on 20th century developments; social, economic, and political issues (dictatorship, revolution, social stratification); and the role of U.S. policy vis-à-vis Cuba and the Caribbean. (5 units)
164. Seminar: The Catholic Church in Latin America
Readings, discussion, and research focused on the historical place, social role, and religious significance of the Catholic Church in Latin America, with attention to church-state issues, liberation theology, and the impact of the Church in nations affected by development, globalization, and poverty. (5 units)
166. Latin America: Peoples, Empires and Nations
A survey of the comparative experience of the original migrants, European colonizers, and resulting juncture of cultures and histories from the initial settlement through the native empires, establishment of the European colonies, the Enlightenment, and the birth of new nations. (5 units)
169. Special Topics in Latin American History
Courses offered occasionally on subjects outside the standard curriculum in Latin American history. (5 units)
196. Seminar in Latin American History
Original research and group discussion of selected problems and periods. (5 units)
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
Directed reading and research in source materials and secondary works dealing with selected historical problems in world and comparative history. Prerequisites: Permission of department chair and instructor. (5 units)
