armed force has been applied: military strategy and interstate diplomacy; reciprocal effects of war and political systems on one another; social and economic bases of military activity; impact of war on society; soldiers' experiences of war. History 4162-001 - Andrei Znamenski RUSSIA AFTER 1917 AFTER 1917 TR - 1:00-2:25 MI 319 This course will explore the history of Russia from 1917 to the present day. We will start with the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and then examine the rise, development, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union/Soviet Communism in 1991. We will also discuss the recent history of Russia, including the rise of Russian nationalism. Soviet Union/Russia was/is a country populated by numerous ethnic groups and nationalities. For this reason, the course places much emphasis on the development of Russia as a multinational state - the mosaic of vastly different Eurasian nationalities and cultures. The classes are conducted in a lecture-discussion format. The instructor lectures to introduce the material. At the same time, students are expected to participate in class discussions, using the materials from their home readings: textbook chapters and documents/essays from the reader. Exams (two tests) and quizzes (six quizzes) will be based on our class discussions and the materials from your textbook and the reader. In addition to the textbook and the reader, in this course undergraduate students are assigned to read three books (these are usually books of memoirs and a novel) and to write three short book reviews based on these texts (five pages each). To enhance learning the course integrates the use of power point presentations along with video clips, films, and music.

#### History 4320-001 - Suzanne Onstine ANCIENT NEAREAST

TR - 11:20-12:45 MI 209 In the course we will survey the earliest civilizations of the Near Eastern and Mediterranean areas. Beginning with the Neolithic Revolution, we will examine the rise of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria-Palestine, Turkey (Hittites), and the Aegean (Cyprus, Minoan Crete, and Mycenean Greece). The regional interconnections that culminated in the 'first internationalism' (c. 1500 -1200 BCE) will receive special attention, as will the migrations that periodically disrupted the ancient world, ending in the breakup of the great national empires in the twelfth century BCE.

History 4702-001 - Aram Goudsouzian U.S. SINCE 1945 - Aram Goudsouzian U.S. SINCE 1945 MW - 2:20-3:45 MI 305 This course surveys American political, economic, social, and cultural life from 1945 to the present. It explores such topics as the United States' role in the Cold War at home and abroad, major social movements to promote racial and gender equality, the American economy's role in driving international and domestic developments, and the rise of the New Right in American politics.

#### History 4879-001 - Susan O'Donovan AFRICA TO THE AMERICAS

W - 2:30-5:30 MI 307 Designed to introduce some of the major debates in colonial African American history, this course will also introduce students to the historian's craft. Drawing insight from shared readings in the historical literature and informed by close analysis of primary sources, students will learn how to research and write a scholarly paper.

## COURSES OFFERED OFF-CAMPUS

#### History 3881-501 (Formerly History 4881; cannot be retaken for credit.) - Staff AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

MW - 11:05-12:30 OFF-CAMPUS: Carrier Center, Collierville

#### History 3881-502 (Formerly History 4881; cannot be retaken for credit.) - E. Yancy AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

F - 5:30-8:30 OFF-CAMPUS: Millington This course, in the most general terms, is a study of the history and culture of African Americans. It is designed to analyze some of the most important aspects of Black life and the attitudes of the dominant society within which Blacks lived. We will be particularly concerned with internal community developments, understanding the vital ways in which Blacks, by their own thoughts and actions, shaped their own lives and history in the United States and forged and nurtured their own culture even though they had to do this against a background of racial, social, and economic exploitation. Throughout the