History

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The Web of Europe since 1400. 4. This course investigates the genesis and movements of the modern period, from the Renaissance to the fall of the Iron Curtain. On the basis of contemporary documents, students will discuss such issues as nationalism, the Reformation, absolutism, religion in the Age of Reason, egalitarianism and totalitarianism. Fulfills humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement

As published: “The Web of Europe since 1400”

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HIST 104

Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present. 4. This course analyzes how the United States became a mature, industrialized consumer society, a haven for peoples from around the world, a welfare state and a global superpower. Studying both the benefits and costs of 20th century U.S. political and economic success enables students to understand some of the reasons why diverse social groups challenged the economic and political order. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, only fulfills historical perspectives and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, only fulfills historical perspectives and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present”

4

HIST 164

Asia Pacific in Modern Times. 4. Introduces the themes necessary to understand Asian Pacific countries today: cultural legacies, colonialism, the rise of nationalism and communism, war and revolution, as well as contemporary issues facing the region. Includes the countries of East Asia ? China, Japan and Korea ? and Southeast Asia ? Vietnam, Indonesia, The Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and others. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Sociocultural engagement requirement (2019). When ?HP? precedes title, also fulfills historical perspectives (1998 & 2019)

As published: “Asia Pacific in Modern Times”

4

HIST 205

American Imperialism, American Progressive. 4. The years 1890-1925 witnessed tremendous upheavals as America became a world power abroad while at home, reform movements flourished alongside anti-immigrant campaigns, the lynching and disfranchisement of African-Americans, a widening gap between rich and poor, and a Red Scare. Students engage in a semester-long project to define this crucial era through the public writings of those who shaped it. Fulfills humanities requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement

As published: “American Imperialism, American Progressive”

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HIST 210

Monuments, Museums, and the Politics of the Past. 4. This course explores conflicts over monuments, museums, public naming practices, and other evocations of the past in American society. We will begin with the premise that history is a story we tell about the past, not the past itself. History is therefore always produced in the present, under particular social and political conditions. It is always political, since it is always embedded in power relations. Through public history (history conveyed in public places), social groups assert their place in the public sphere, making claims about who belongs and who does not. Dominant and subordinate groups compete over narratives, space, and meaning. The production of public history has as much to do with the present and future as it does with the past. It raises fundamental questions about society and identity. Who are we? What matters most to us? What is our relationship to this place? Who do we aspire to become? You will study specific commemorative projects, including war monuments and memorials. The assertion and critique of white supremacy will be a major theme. The course will involve local field trips and a required two-night trip to Washington, D.C. At the end of the course you will design and pitch your own commemorative projects, working in small groups

As published: “Monuments, Museums, and the Politics of the Past (or SOAN 210)”

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HIST 212

American Frontiers. 4. Defining frontiers as contested places where people met and struggled over control of natural resources, the labor necessary to exploit those resources and the right to define the boundaries of society, the course examines various frontier regions across North America from the late 18th century through the early 20th. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, only fulfills historical perspectives and social justice/ environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements; when ?HP? precedes title, only fulfills historical perspectives and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “American Frontiers”

4

HIST 215

The Civil Rights Movement. 4. Critically examines the reform movement that ended legal racial segregation, secured African American voting rights and renewed the quest for political empowerment, economic reform and social justice in the United States between 1948 and 1972. Includes discussion of related movements: black nationalism, black power, women?s liberation, community control and the ?war on poverty.? Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “The Civil Rights Movement”

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HIST 218

Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians. 4. This course tracks California history from the time before memory to present, and specifically engages the relationships between California Indians, settler colonial society, the power of the state, and the contested terrain of public memory. The course takes a presentist perspective, historicizing a number of critical contemporary issues facing California Indians, such as sovereignty, land use, casino gaming, disenrollment, recognition, political influence, public memory, and the relationships between Indian communities and academics. Fulfills humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement

As published: “Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians”

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HIST 223

Gender and Power in U. S. History. 4. Analyzes how men and women with diverse social and ethnic roots participated in transforming gender norms, identities and power relationships in U.S. society from pre-colonial times to the present. Students examine how economic institutions, political debates, legal decisions, changing sexual patterns and social activism have all contributed to redefining social expectations and daily life in contemporary U.S. culture. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

As published: “Gender and Power in U. S. History”

2019

HIST 227

Urban Environmental History. 4

As published: “Urban Environmental History”

4

HIST 237

Europe in Revolution, 1789-1914. 4. A study of the main issues in 19th-century Western Europe ? industrialization, shift from monarchy to constitutional government, growth of nationalism, socialism and imperialism ? and their impact on Europe by the eve of the war in 1914. Fulfills humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement

As published: “Europe in Revolution, 1789-1914”

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HIST 238

War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe, 1914-1999. 4. This course compares different European countries and examines their relations with each other in a very ideologically driven century. While the course emphasizes politics and diplomacy, peace, war and socio- economic developments, it will also consider the history of the arts, science and technology, women, the environment, business, religion, ideas, law, culture and biography. Fulfills humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement

As published: “War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe, 1914-1999”

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HIST 242

Africa Since 1800. 4. A survey of Africa from the European colonial era to the emergence of African nationalism and modern times. Examines the impact of foreign rule on Africa?s economic, social, cultural and political history. Focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, exploring change in the southern region from both pan-African and global perspectives. Fulfills humanities and intercultural requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

As published: “Africa Since 1800”

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HIST 245

Europe since World War II. 4. This class traces the political, diplomatic, economic, and socio-cultural development of Eastern and Western Europe from the close of World War II in 1945 to European unification and the transition from communism in the late 20th and the early 21st centuries. It also sheds light on the emergence of mass consumerism, immigration and the tensions of multiculturalism, and the nature of everyday life in Western and in Eastern Europe. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and requirement

As published: “Europe since World War II”

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HIST 255

The Second World War. 4. This course examines the developments of the Second World War, and the war?s impact on states, societies and international relations. It especially contrasts contingency in negotiations and on the battlefield on the one hand, with more inflexible causes in culture and economics on the other. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement

As published: “The Second World War”

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HIST 266

Modern China in Film. 4. Examines the dynamic changes that have occurred in Chinese society since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Using Chinese feature films produced since the 1980s, the course examines how economic reform has dramatically changed Chinese society and focuses on the relationship between art and politics in the People?s Republic. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Fulfills sociocultural engagement requirement

As published: “Modern China in Film”

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HIST 268

Gender and Sexuality in Chinese History. 4. Traces the history of gender relations and sexuality in China from the imperial age, when ?for a woman to be without ability [was] a virtue,? through a revolutionary era (1850-1950), which broadened women?s options, to the socialist period, in which ?women [were said to] hold up half the sky.? For each of these three periods, the course examines the multiple factors that shaped gender relations and sexuality in Chinese society. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Fulfills sociocultural engagement requirement

As published: “Gender and Sexuality in Chinese History”

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HIST 272

Modern Latin America. 4. An introduction to the history of Latin America from the wars for independence from Spain through the current era of struggles over democratization and globalization. This course emphasizes the actions and ideologies of Latin Americans ? hacendados and peasants, masters and slaves, immigrants and indigenous peoples, elites and workers, politicians and the masses, militaries and guerillas, men and women ? in making their own history. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Sociocultural engagement requirements

As published: “Modern Latin America”

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HIST 276

Civil War and Reconstruction. 4. Examines the Civil War and Reconstruction period broadly by paying particularly close attention to its causes and consequences nationally between 1812 and 1890. Fulfills humanities and social justice/ environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “Civil War and Reconstruction”

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HIST 284

China in Revolution. 4. Analyzes the causes of five revolutions in 19th and 20th century China. Topics include the impact of Western imperialism on China, peasant uprisings, the nationalist struggle for ?strength and wealth,? the rise of communism and efforts to create a socialist utopia under Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1949-1976), and China?s reforms in the post-Mao era. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Fulfills sociocultural engagement requirement

As published: “China in Revolution”

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HIST 286

Japan: Road to War. 4. Examines Japan from the 1850s, when Commodore Perry ?opened? Japan, until the early 1950s, when the Allied Occupation of Japan formally ended. Issues include the impact of the Meiji Restoration on Japanese politics and society, the rise of imperialism and militarism, the Pacific War and the legacy of military defeat and foreign occupation. Fulfills intercultural requirement (1998). Sociocultural engagement requirement

As published: “Japan: Road to War”

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HIST 289

The French Revolution and Napoleon. 4. Examines the French Revolution and Napoleon?s rule from 1789 to 1814, exploring origins of the revolution, its moderate and radical phases, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the period?s legacy. The course particularly illuminates tensions between tradition and change, democracy and dictatorship, justice and terror, and political ideologies and social realities. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “The French Revolution and Napoleon”

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HIST 310

Advanced Seminar in Global History. 1-4. A seminar that takes a global, comparative perspective on a series of rotating themes. Sample topics include Citizenship, Revolution, Nationalism, Cities, and Education. Must be taken at Guilford College. Repeatable.Prerequisite: Historical Perspectives

As published: “Advanced Seminar in Global History”

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HIST 311

The U.S. since 1945. 4. Analyzes recent significant events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and its demise, and their effects on contemporary U.S. society. The course also discusses the recent movements for social justice for African Americans, industrial and service workers, women of all classes and ethnicities, gays and lesbians, and other ethnic groups. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement

As published: “The U.S. since 1945”

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HIST 312

Indians in American History since 1800. 4. Traces first the relationships between American Indians and the European colonial enterprises of the late 18th century and then explores in detail Indian efforts to chart their own path within an expansive and emerging United States over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the themes are dispossession, resistance, ?civilization,? ecology and resource management, and meanings of tribal identity. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

As published: “Indians in American History since 1800”

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HIST 324

American Rivers. 4. The course uses American rivers and their watersheds as focal points to study the various ways in which people have interacted with their environments and each other. It focuses on a few specific rivers, using a case-study approach to explore the issues which all rivers face. Additionally, students select a river of their choice on which they conduct a semester-long research project. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements

As published: “American Rivers”

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Requirements to complete

Early World History Track

Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course before 1800.

European History Track

Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course with a European theme.

Modern World History Track

Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course from the 19th and 20th centuries

U.S. History Track

Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course with a U.S. theme