'This course examines the diverse cultures and peoples--Indian, African, and European--that from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, through combat and cooperation, forged North American societies. Topics include the indigenous societies of the Americas; the age of colonialism; slavery; the American Revolution; the creation of the American political system; expansion and industrialization; and the coming of the Civil War.'

'This course is an introduction to the expansion, consolidation, and eventual disintegration of the modern British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We will examine this history with an eye to understanding the causes of empire, and its effects. Themes include formal and informal imperialism, the emergence of anti-colonial nationalism, the roles of gender and culture, and the legacies of British colonialism.

'Surveys the major movements and developments in Europe during the era of European expansion and dominance--from the devastations of the Thirty Years War to the Second World War--and up to the current era of European Union. Topics include: the French Revolution and the birth of nationalism; the scientific and industrial revolutions; the modern history of international relations; imperialism, fascism, the Holocaust, the two World Wars, and the present and potential roles of Europe at the dawn of the twenty-first century.'

'A comparative history of China, Japan, and Korea from the early seventeenth century to the present, with strong focus on regional interaction. After an introduction to early modern histories and cultures, we will examine the struggles of these countries to preserve or regain their independence and establish their national identities in a rapidly changing, often violent modern world order. While each of these countries has its own distinctive identity, their overlapping histories (and dilemmas) give the region a coherent shape.

'A survey of the political, social, and cultural history of Rome from the Republic to the Empire, down to the early fourth century with the rise of Constantine. We shall strive to recreate the entire experience of the peoples of the Rome and those that came in contact with it as it rose to become the dominant power in the Mediterranean: their history, war, trade and technology, religion, republican government and imperial administration, slavery, economics and the Roman family. Special emphasis will be given to the growth of Rome and its empire.

'How have women both used and rejected the power of the United States government to pursue their visions of a just world? This seminar examines the history of women's activism and political leadership in the United States and elsewhere under U.S. rule.

'This course examines why we are susceptible to bad history, how history is used and abused, how forgeries and imaginative recreations of the past like The Da Vinci Code become accepted as truthful even after they have been debunked, why forgery is so pervasive, and how to discern between 'the good, the bad, and the ugly' in the writing of history. The course examines a variety of media (historical works, novels, newspapers, videos, artworks, movies, etc.).'

'We will examine the crusade for desegregation both within and beyond the South. Some attention will be given to the movement's Reconstruction precedents, but we will concentrate on the post-1954 period. Readings will cover how segregation was instituted; different phases of the movement; leaders, organization, and followers; the role of women and children; and post-movement history.'

'This courses guides thesis students through the thesis process. We will discuss how to do economic research, how to do a research proposal (and complete a proposal), and how to write a literature review (and write one). Students in the course will be matched with advisers in the department over the semester and will complete their theses in a section of 395 with their adviser in the spring.'

'This seminar looks at both recent and potential future economic and political developments in the G-20, comprising nineteen of the world's most important economies plus the European Union. Together these countries represent roughly two-thirds of the world's population, eighty percent of international trade, and ninety percent of global GDP. This international body has taken on a new prominence that will shape the debates over the direction the global economy should take in the coming decades.