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HISTORY 181C: Social and Cultural History of Modern Shi'ism

The influence of Shi'ism in colonial and postcolonial Middle Eastern countries such as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. Survey of Islamic history and the doctrinal differences among Muslim sects.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: Kadhim, A. (PI)

HISTORY 182A: The Ottoman Empire

From the rise of the Empire in the 13th century to its end in WW I. Geographic coverage from the Balkans to Iraq and from N. Africa to the Caucasus. Military expansion; political, religious, and cultural institutions; relations with Iran, Europe, Africa,and S. Asia; nature of imperial rule; gender; trade; landholding; popular culture; law.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

HISTORY 182B: Three Empires of Islam: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

Comparative history of Islam's three major early modern empires. Comparative treatement of topics including representations of political authority, the arts, gender, trade, science, and social life.
Instructors: Mikhail, A. (PI)

HISTORY 191: East Asia in the Early Buddhist Age (HISTORY 391)

Evolution of cities in imperial China through early imperial, medieval, and early modern periods. Topics include physical structure, social order, cultural forms, economic roles, relations to rural hinterlands, and the contrast between imperial capitals and other cities. Comparative examination of cases from European history.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom

HISTORY 208B: Women Activists' Response to War (HISTORY 308B)

Theoretical issues, historical origins, changing forms of women's activism in response to war throughout the 20th century, and contemporary cases, such as the Russian Committee of Soldiers Mothers, Bosnian Mothers of Srebrenica, Serbian Women in Black, and the American Cindy Sheehan. Focus is on the U.S. and Eastern Europe, with attention to Israel, England, and Argentina.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender

HISTORY 211B: Jews under Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages (HISTORY 311B)

Addresses the relationship between the Jews and the host Islamic and Christian societies during the Middle Ages (AD 500-1500). Themes, covered in a comparative context, include: the Jews' legal status, economic and political rule, toleration and persecutions, adaptation and acculturation, and religious polemics.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors: Irish, M. (PI)

HISTORY 212: Holy Wars: Medieval Perspectives (HISTORY 312)

Cultural and societal factors at play in Christian holy war from late antiquity to the early modern era. Topics include: the Crusades and their meanings; armed struggle against heresy; and the wars of religion. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

HISTORY 215: Crusades: Interdisciplinary Approaches (MEDVLST 165, RELIGST 140)

Causes, meanings, meaningfulness, and commemoration of the Christian expeditions against Muslims, pagans, and heretics. Primary and secondary sources.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

HISTORY 216A: Muslims and Infidels: Islam and the Crusades (HISTORY 316A)

The impact of the Crusades on the Muslim world and consciousness from the Middle Ages and to the present. Primary and secondary sources. Themes include: jihad; cultural interaction between Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land; and military, political, and ideological developments in the 12th and 13th centuries. Modern interpretations and debates about jihadist theology and global jihad.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

HISTORY 217A: Peasants, Poverty and Protest in the Middle Ages (HISTORY 317A)

Topics include: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theoretical discussions of poverty and charity; normative law versus actual practice; the voice of the poor in available source; and formal and informal institutions of charity in the medieval Mediterranean region.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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