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transformation of attitudes toward the legitimacy of un-free labor. (Also listed as EH
227.)
HI 230 Plural America I (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America I focuses on Native-American and Chicano history and literature and on the
European context of American society. (Also listed as EH 230 and HON 230.)
Prerequisite: EH 102 or HI 208.
HI 231 Plural America II (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America II focuses on African-American and Asian-American history and literature and
on the 1960s as a catalyst for multi-culturalism. (Also listed as EH 231 and HON 231.)
Prerequisite: EH 102 or HI 208.
HI 241 Monarchs, Rebellion, and Empire: History of England from the Anglo-
Saxons to George III (1)
A survey of the political, social, economic, and constitutional history of England and the
British Empire to 1789. Among the many subjects examined are the Anglo-Saxons, the
Norman Conquest, the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII and the English Reformation,
Elizabeth I and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English Civil War, the Restoration,
the establishment of the “first” British Empire, and the responses to the American and
French Revolutions. Lectures are supplemented by audio-visuals to add further context.
HI 242 Industry, Imperialism, and World War: History of England from George III
to the Present (1)
A survey of the political, social, economic, and constitutional history of England and the
British Empire from 1789 to the present. Among the many subjects examined are the
Industrial Revolution, imperialism, the Irish independence movement, the First and
Second World Wars, the Socialist and Thatcher revolutions, and the end of empire.
Lectures are supplemented by audio-visuals to add further context.
HI 244 The History of Terrorism (1)
An examination of the history of terrorism with the twin goals of explaining its
contemporary prevalence and its historical significance. Emphasis is placed on the
political, social, and cultural contexts of terrorism and political violence; critical, literary,
and popular responses to terrorism; changing definitions of terrorism; and the
interrelationship between terrorism and modernity. Topics include tyrannicide and terror