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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT 2007-2008 ACADEMIC CATALOG and revolution; the history of women; global society during the Cold War; de-colonization and history “from below”; and the oral history of the recent past. [Cross-listed with INST 102]. HIST 204 Survey of European History (3) [S] Examination of the major themes of western civilizations. Topics include the rise of civilization in the Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, the rise of Christianity, the impact of the Germanic invasions, the rise of Islam, Europe in the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance/ Reformation, the wars of religion, the rise of independent states, and overseas expansion. [Cross-listed with INST 204]. HIST 205 History of Modern Europe (3) [S] The development of European society from the Peace of Westphalia to the twentieth century. Topics include the rise of absolutism, the Enlightenment and democratic revolutions, industrialization, the emergence of liberalism, capitalism and socialism, the two world wars, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: HIST 101. HIST 289 Topics in World History (3) [S] The rise and development of the modern world from various eighteenth and nineteenth century perspectives, including that of the French Revolution in the West, independence in the Americas, colonialism in Africa and India, the decay of the Ottoman Empire in the Near East, and the Opium War in China. Prerequisite: HIST 101. HIST 303 Ancient History (3) [S] Comparative examination of the rise and fall, social, political, and cultural influence of Greek and Hellenistic, Indian, Classical Roman, Han, and pre-Colombian American civilizations. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. HIST 305 History of the Islamic World: 622-1800 (3) [S] Survey of Islamic history from the time of the Prophet Mohammad to 1800. Includes political, social and intellectual history. An introduction to the fundamental doctrines of Islam; Islamic institutions; classical and medieval Arab-Islamic history; major themes and disciplines that have informed the writing of Arab-Islamic history and their relation to Islamic law, theology, politics, ethics and science; selections from important and influential historians and historiographers. HIST 307 Arab History in the Late Ottoman Period: 1800-1922 (3) [S] History of the Arab World in the late Ottoman period until the Great Arab Revolt. Includes European intervention in Arab domains of the Ottoman Empire. Major doctrines and ideologies of modern Islamic and Arab thought are outlined; intellectual history of Arab- Islamic writers; writings on history, Islam, Arabism and Arab nationalism of well-known historians and intellectuals that have contributed and shaped modern Islamic and Arab thought are required reading. Transformation of Arab societies as a result of integration into European capitalism. Prerequisite: HIST 305. 164
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT 2007-2008 ACADEMIC CATALOG HIST 309 Twentieth Century Arab History (3) [S] Contemporary Arab history including European colonialism, struggles for independence, and Zionism and the colonization of Palestine; Arab nationalism; Arab socialism; rise of oil revenues; rise of political Islam; current conflicts in the region. HIST 311 Ottoman History (3) [S] Survey of Ottoman History with emphasis on the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. European imperialism and Ottoman responses to European encroachment and intervention; Ottoman Reforms; Ottoman and Turkish nationalism. Prerequisite: HIST 101. HIST 317 Topics in English / British History (3) [S] Exploration of the history of England and Britain: Parliament, Common Law, the civil war, the question of kingship, the conflict of church an state; the Industrial Revolution, the growth of the British Empire (excluding India and the Middle East); 20th century conflicts; Constitutional monarchy; globalization; and the creation of the United Kingdom. Prerequisite HIST 101. HIST 319 The British Empire (3) [S] The rise, structure, and dynamics of the British Empire with special emphasis on its policies, actions and impact on India, the Arabian Peninsula and the rest of the Middle East. Prerequisite: HIST 101. HIST 333 Modern History of Kuwait and the Gulf (3) [S] The colonial era; independence and contemporary political, economic and social history. Prerequisite: HIST 101. HIST 369 Short Course (1-3) Topic varies by semester. Classes are taught by a guest lecturer or lecturers. Permission of Instructor. Can be repeated for credit. HIST 388 Independent Study (1-3) Permission of Instructor. Can be repeated for credit. HIST 389 Special Topics (1-3) Permission of Instructor. Can be repeated for credit. HIST 401 Economic History: Twentieth Century (3) Historical investigation of economic development. Comparison of European and the Third World development. Prerequisite: HIST 101. [Cross listed with ECON 401] HIST 421 Intellectual History (3) Survey of Western and non-Western intellectual History in the context of social, economic and political change; major intellectual movements in the modern times. Prerequisite: HIST 101. 165
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