This course examines the social, economic, and political history of the South from colonial settlements through the end of the Civil War. This course examines the Civil War - reconstruction period from political, social and economic perspectives. A survey of European History from the Treaty of Westphalia to the end of the Napoleonic era, with special attention paid to the major developments of the time, including the Revolution in England, Louis XIV, Old Regime Europe, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon. Research projects are focused on important individuals in the period. This course traces the evolution of the economy of the United States, which it analyzes in terms of developments in agriculture, commerce, and industry, with particular emphasis on technology and the changing role of government.
Special attention is given to the rise of modern corporations.
This course will investigate at the international level the interaction of political and economic factors in the creation and distribution of wealth and power. Adopting a historical approach, the course will examine the forces and trends involved in the emergence of today's global political economy and then turn to current issues, including production, trade and protectionism, monetary and financial relations, and problems of economic development and environmental degradation. A survey of the major political thinkers of the medieval period, this course focuses on the Christian writers of Western Europe, including St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Marsilius of Padua, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. There will be some analysis of Muslim and Jewish thinkers, as well. The main currents of European political thought are analyzed in terms of their historical setting and philosophical background.