Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

HISTORY284 The History of TexasA critical examination of the history of Texasfrom the era of European discovery to thepresent. Includes analysis of the state’s ethnohistory,economic growth, political development,and society, with emphasis on relatingTexas to the history of the United States. Alsoexamines the impact of Texas on the internationalarena.320 Mexico and Central AmericaA critical appraisal of Mesoamerican and Cubanhistory, beginning with pre-conquest civilizationand emphasizing political and socialdevelopments in the 19th and 20th centuries.Prerequisite: History 123 or permission of instructor.(Fall 2007)322 Andean NationsA critical examination of the political, economic,and social evolution of the nations ofthe Andes from discovery to the 1990s. Specialconsideration of 20th-century problems.Prerequisite: History 123 or permission ofinstructor.327 Latin American Social RevolutionsA critical analysis of the major social upheavalsof modern Latin America, investigating causesand results with special attention to the relativeimportance of socio-economic conditions,ideologies, and personalities on revolutionaryuprisings. Prerequisite: History 123 or permissionof instructor.329 The Spanish BorderlandsA critical analysis of the Spanish experiencein those geographical areas of colonial NewSpain that are now part of the United States.Examines the Hispanic colonial history ofFlorida, the Gulf Coast, Texas, New Mexico,Arizona, California, and northern Mexicofrom the beginnings of European colonizationto the 19th century. Special emphasis on theHispanic heritage of these areas of the UnitedStates. Prerequisite: History 162 or permissionof instructor.331 Medieval EuropeA critical appraisal of the revival of medievalwestern society, from ca. 1000 A.D., in thecontext of a tripartite world of Latin Christendom,Islam, and Byzantium, to the mid-15thcentury. The tensions of involving church andstate, evidences of early humanism, and technologicaldevelopment will be emphasized.Prerequisite: History 133 or permission of instructor.(Spring 2008)332 Renaissance and ReformationA critical analysis of Europe from the late 13thcentury through the mid-17th century, withspecial emphasis on the creation of a middleclass laity, the rise of capitalism, the emergentmodern state, the visual renaissance in artforms, and the reformation in religious spirit.Prerequisite: History 133 or 143 or permissionof instructor. (Fall 2008)333 Enlightenment and RevolutionsA critical examination of the political, social,and economic life in Europe from the 17thcentury to the middle of the 19th century. TheFrench Revolution stands at the center of this examination.Other topics will include absolutism,the Enlightenment, Liberalism, the IndustrialRevolution, and the spread of participatory politicsin Europe. Prerequisite: History 143 or permissionof instructor. (Fall 2007, Spring 2009)334 Europe: Industry, Identity, EmpireA critical examination of the political, cultural,and social history of Europe from the mid-19thcentury to recent times, including the majorideas and trends which define the modernworld. Nationalism, imperialism, industrialization,and the two world wars will be centraltopics. Prerequisite: History 143 or permissionof instructor. (Fall 2007)335 Europe Since 1939An in-depth study of political, social, cultural,and military developments in the contemporaryphase of European history. The course dealswith World War II, the Cold War, Decolonization,European Union, and post-Communistdevelopments, including the reemergence ofnationalism.341 Germany Since BismarckA critical examination of German history,which has been an important part of modernEuropean history culturally, economically, andpolitically. Examines Germany from the periodof its founding in the 1860s to the present.Topics include the internal patterns of Germanlife as well as the role of Germany in the lifeof Europe and the world. Prerequisite: History143 or permission of instructor. (Fall 2007)343 Russia and the Soviet UnionA survey and critical analysis of the history ofRussia and the Russian Empire from its founding,through the Soviet era to the present post-Communist state. Almost half the course willdeal with the period after 1917. Prerequisite:History 143 or permission of instructor.116 |COURSES OF INSTRUCTION