RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

from the foundation of the monarchy until the fallof the Roman Empire. Topics include wars andwarfare, empire and expansion, women in ancientcultures, slavery, and ancient religions. (HSII)HS 3050. Medieval History (3)This course examines medieval Europe and theMediterranean basin from the end of the RomanEmpire until the conquest of Constantinople in1453. Special emphasis will be placed on highand late medieval Europe and the twelth-centuryrenaissance. Topics to be addressed include feudalismand manoralism, the rise of Islam and theIslamic world, Byzantium, the Crusades, educationand the rise of universities, the Black Death,foundations of government and law, women andgender in the medieval world, and the culture ofviolence and chivalry. (HSII)HS 3060. The Renaissance Mediterranean,1200-1600 (3)This course will examine the social history of theMediterranean region during the Renaissance.Topics to be covered include Renaissance politics;relations between Christian, Muslim and Jewishcommunities in the Renaissance; maritime tradeand economy; and the development of art and science.(HSII)HS 3100. Renaissance and Reformation (3)This course reviews the significant events, personalities,ideas and developments during the periodof the Renaissance and Reformation in the westernworld (c. 1400-1600). Topics to be addressedinclude the growth of humanism; the developmentof art and literature in Italy and northern Europe;the voyages of discovery; the causes of the Reformation;the ideas and actions of Luther, Calvin,and Henry VIII; the ideas and activities of radicalreformers; the Catholic Counter-Reformation,including the Council of Trent and the early historyof the Society of Jesus; and the wars of religionin Europe. (HSII)HS 3120. Law and Justice inthe Pre-Modern World (3)This course will explore the relationship betweenlaw, justice and society from the ancient worlduntil the 17th century. The course will emphasizelaw as it developed in medieval Europe, particularlythe revival of Roman law and its influence. Inaddition to the development of secular and canonlaw, students will also examine methods of disputeresolution and social control in the pre-modernworld, both formal methods, in the developmentof criminal justice systems, and informal methods,such as the vendetta. Topics will also includewomen in pre-modern law, the development oflaws of proof and evidence, incarceration and punishment.(HSII)HS 3150. Early Modern Europe (3)This course reviews the significant events, personalities,ideas and developments in Europe duringthe so-called “early modern” period (c. 1600-1789). Topics to be addressed include the natureof early modern society and economy; the growthof modern states, including absolutism and constitutionalism;the prevalence of religious, dynasticand commercial wars; and the development ofmodern science and thought. Specific events andtopics include the Thirty Years War, mercantilism,the Scientific Revolution, the English CivilWar, the reign of Louis XIV, the Enlightenment,enlightened despotism, and France on the eve ofthe Revolution. (HSII)HS 3180. Europe in the Age of Revolution,1776-1870 (3)This course reviews events and developments inEurope during an era marked by popular revolutionsand reform movements. Topics addressedinclude the eighteenth century American andFrench Revolutions, the rule of Napoleon, theCongress of Vienna and its aftermath, the Irishnationalist movement from the Revolution of 1798to the Fenian uprising of 1867, the Revolutionsof 1830, the Great Reform Act and the Chartistmovement in Britain, the Revolutions of 1848,and the course and consequences of the IndustrialRevolution. (HSII)HS 3200. Europe in the Age of Nationalism,1870-1945 (3)This course reviews events and developments inEurope in an era dominated by the influence ofpopular nationalism. Topics include the nationalunification of Italy and Germany, the rise of Europeanalliance systems, the Second Industrial Revolution,the New Imperialism, the First World Warand Russian Revolution, the Depression, the rise oftotalitarian regimes, and the Second World War.(HSII)HS 3250. Europe Since 1945 (3)This course deals exclusively with events after1945 while reviewing the problems attached tothe study of contemporary history. Topics includethe postwar political and economic reconstructionof Europe, the origins and course of theCold War, the emergence of the welfare state, thedecline of colonialism, the student revolts of 1968,the economic difficulties of the 1970s, the fall ofCommunism in eastern Europe, the reunificationof Germany, and prospects for greater Europeanunity. (HSII, GPR)HS 3320. History of Modern Britain (3)A survey of British history from 1714 to the presentwith special emphasis on the development ofParliamentary government and political reform,the creation of a colonial empire and its demise,the social and economic effects of industrialization,prominent developments in British thought,culture and religion, the relationship of Britain andIreland, and the contemporary state of the UnitedKingdom. (HSII)130