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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

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HIST 1510
Introduction to Western Civilization I

The West and its relations with the rest of the world are central topics today, but just what is the West and what is its history? This course surveys the history of the West from remote antiquity to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1340 HIST 1510   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF White Hall B06
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Roisman, J

  • This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=688

HIST 1511
The Making of Modern Europe, from 1500 to the Present

How do we make sense of the recent controversies around Islam and the "veil" in France, the reform of the Welfare State in Great-Britain, the anti-globalization protests in Davos, the rise of demagogic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1341 HIST 1511   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Warren Hall 101
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Travers, T

  • This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=689

HIST 1571
American Military History from the World Ward to 9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan, 1900-2014

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1342 HIST 1571   LEC 001

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  • Taught in Washington, DC. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3009

HIST 1880
American Constitutional History

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1343 HIST 1880   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF McGraw Hall 366
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Polenberg, R

  • This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=2906

HIST 2591
A Global Approach to Modern Chinese History

This course surveys modern Chinese history from a global perspective starting from the 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century. It is a lecture and discussion course that aims to help the students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1344 HIST 2591   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF White Hall 106
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Sheng, J

  • This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=2987

  •  1345 HIST 2591   DIS 200

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Sheng, J

HIST 2749
Mughal India and the Early Modern World, c. 1500-1800

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2274

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1357 HIST 2749   LEC 001

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  • This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=2988

  •  1358 HIST 2749   DIS 200

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    • MTW McGraw Hall 366
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2015

    • Ghosh, D