This course analyzes contemporary Russia, paying particular attention to the interplay of geography, history, ideologies, culture, art, literature, and politics in war and peace. This course and HY 332 may not both be taken for credit. A regional study, this course focuses on the contemporary nations and cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa, paying particular attention to the interplay of geography, history, ideologies, culture, art, literature, and politics in war and peace.
Special attention is paid to the conflict between traditional and modern cultures.
It analyzes contemporary life, paying particular attention to the interplay of geography, history, ideologies, religions, cultures, art, literature, and politics in war and peace. A regional study, this course focuses on the peoples and processes of change in the Middle East. It analyzes contemporary patterns, particularly the interplay of geography, history, ideologies, religions, cultures, art, literature, and politics in war and peace. Special attention is paid to Islamic culture and its modern resurgence in the life of the Middle East. A regional study of the peoples of the Caribbean islands in terms of their historical background, contemporary domestic and foreign affairs, and cultural characteristics.