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HIST A340: Survey of African Amer History

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

A topical study of African-American history from colonial times to the present. "FA: 2/26/2013"

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HIST A341: Religion in Amer: Hist Survey

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

A survey of the historical development of religion in America from the Puritan experience through contemporary religious pluralism.

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HIST A342: Immigra.,Race, Ethnic. in Am.

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

An exploration of the major themes and debates in American immigration history. Topics include key migrating waves, immigration policy, acculturation and attitudes toward immigrants, shifting constructs of ethnicity and race, and immigration patterns. Methodological issues in researching immigrant history will also be explored.

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HIST A345: Early Islamic Civilization

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

A survey of the Islamic world from its 7th Century beginnings to the Mongol conquests of the early 15th Century. Covers origins and spread of Islam, the political and cultural evolution of the Umayyad and Abbasid states, and developments in Islam beyond the Middle East.

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HIST A346: The Ottoman Empire

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

A survey of the Ottoman Empire from 1299-1922. Examines the origins of the Ottoman Empire and its expansion at the expense of the Byzantine empire, the growth of the Ottoman state to its position as the preeminent Islamic Empire, its efforts to maintain its power in its struggle with European imperialism, and its collapse as a result of World War I.

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HIST A347: The Modern Middle East

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

The history of the Middle East from World War I to the present. Topics include European colonialism and post- colonialism, Zionism, nationalism, modernization and Westernization, and modern Islamist political movements.

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HIST A351: South Carolina Heritage

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

A survey of South Carolina history from its Native American origins to the present. Major topics include the context of its founding, its maturation and "golden age," its role in the Revolution, internal divisions, including slavery, and their resolution, conflicts with the federal government and their climax in war and reconstruction, the slow recovery from these traumas, and the state's gradual modernization.

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HIST A361: Early Latin America

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

The establishment and consolidation of European empires in Central and South America; the formation of political, social, economic, and cultural traditions of Latin America; the struggle for political independence. Satisfies non-Western world studies requirements.

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HIST A362: Modern Latin America

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

The consequences of independence; the evolution of Latin America society, culture, economy, and states since independence; the problems of modernization and development from the period of independence to the present. Satisfies non-Western world studies requirements.

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HIST A365: First People of the Americas

3.00 Credits

University of South Carolina-Aiken

First People of the Americas is a Non-Western 3 credit course that looks broadly at Native Societies and Civilizations across the Americas examining issues such as: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations & Empires, Social & Cultural Developments, Contact and Conquest, Extermination, Assimilation, & Resistance.

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