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HISTORY 498D: Japanese Imperial Archives, Part 2

Second part of a two quarter sequence. Graduate seminar on conducting research in modern Japanese history. Focus is on Japanese imperialism and colonialism in Asia, especially Korea. Different types of archives, from national and research libraries to online databases, and methods of research including oral history. Primary sources include government publications, classified police records, and media sources. Prerequisite: HISTORY 498C.
Terms: Sum | Units: 4-5
Instructors: Uchida, J. (PI)

HISTORY 499X: Graduate Research

Units by arrangement. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit

HISTORY 49C: The Slave Trade

(Same as HISTORY 149C. History majors and others taking 5 units, enroll in 149C.) Slave trades and forms of slavery in W. Africa from 1000 to 1885; impacts on lives, social organization, and political structures. Slavery in Islam, the slave market in the Mediterranean and Middle East, and the Saharan slave trade. Slavery within Africa, growth of the Atlantic trade, the Middle Passage, and war and trade that produced slaves. Impact of the Industrial Revolution and European abolition movements on the use of slaves and warfare in Africa. The relationship between slaving and the European conquest of Africa.

HISTORY 74: Mexico Since 1876: History of a "Failed State"?

This course is an introduction to the history and diverse peoples of modern Mexico from 1876 to the present. Through lectures, discussions, primary and secondary readings, short documentaries, and written assignments, students will critically explore and analyze the multiplicity of historical processes, events and trends that shaped and were shaped by Mexicans over the course of a century. The course will cover some of the social and political dimensions of rural social change, urbanization and industrialization, technological innovation and misuse, environmental degradation and conservation, education, ideology, culture and media, migration, and the drug trade.

HISTORY 802: TGR Dissertation

Units by arrangement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit

HISTORY 91D: China: The Northern and Southern Dynasties

(Same as HISTORY 191D. History majors and others taking 5 units, register for 191D.) Examines one of the most dynamic periods of Chinese history with the emergence of the institutional religions (Buddhism and Daoism), the development of the garden as an art form, the rise of landscape as a theme of verse and art, the invention of lyric poetry, and the real beginnings of the southward spread of Chinese civilization.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

HISTORY 92A: The Historical Roots of Modern East Asia (HISTORY 392E)

Focus is on China and Japan before and during their transition to modernity. The populous, urbanized, economically advanced, and culturally sophisticated Ming empire and Muromachi shogunate in the 16th century when Europeans first arrived. How the status quo had turned on its head by the early 20th century when European and American steamships dominated the Pacific, China was in social and political upheaval, and Japan had begun its march to empire.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom

HISTORY 94S: Rebels, Boxers and Bandits: Violent Resistance in Late Imperial China

In the mid-19th century a man claiming to be Jesus Christ's younger brother led a rebellion that killed 20 million. In 1900, the Boxers United in Righteousness staged a bloody uprising. Bandits, something in Western women's clothing, raided across the country. How did these rebels, Boxers and bandits see themselves? How were they represented by others? What were their relations to the state? Do they mean anything? Are they important?

HISTORY 106C: Global Historical Geography

The sweep of human history through the medium of maps. The rise, expansion, and fall of kingdoms, empires, and other states; the spread of major religions; the paths of explorers, conquerors, and diseases; and the development and intensification of trade networks. Overview of the prehistoric period and ancient times, but focus is on the modern world.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

HISTORY 120B: The Russian Empire

From Peter the Great to the Bolsheviks. Russia as an empire; its varied regions, including the Caucasus, Central Asia, Ukraine, Poland, and the Baltics. Focus is on the politics and cultures of empire. Sources include novels, political tracts, paintings, music, and other primary sources.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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