A survey of World History from 1500 to the present examining the development of societies in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. A survey of Latin American history from the beginnings to the present. Major stress on concepts and movements important for understanding modern Latin America. Special emphasis on the Hispanic Caribbean. Studies the role of women in selected historical periods and examines the lives of outstanding women of the times.
Special focus is placed on composite historical forces shaping the content of the lives of women.
Insights from current research in anthropology, psychology, and sociology supplement the historical content. Emphasis on American funeralization includes the impact on a changing society caused by events such as the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, the contributions of personalities such as Leonardo DaVinci, Dr. Frederick Ruysch and Dr. Thomas Holmes, and the impact of factors such as motorized transportation, industrial mass production, and advanced communication systems. HIS 206 History of the Far East 3 credits Surveys the principal economic, political, religious, social, and cultural movements of the Asian civilizations of China, India, Japan, Korea, and southeast Asia. Also deals with European colonialism, twentieth century nationalism, and the Korean conflict and Vietnamese War. A study of the Constitution's place in American history with emphasis on presidential authority, judicial interpretation, constitutional crises, the evolution of Federalism, and the status of civil liberty, past and present.