HIST 200 - War, Culture and Society : A Global History | GEGA
An examination of how war, society and culture have influenced each other throughout time and across the globe. Key themes include the cross-cultural exchange of ideas and technology; the influence of society and culture on how wars are waged; and the impact of wars on culture and politics, both domestic and international.
Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F)
Warfare has been a near-constant in human affairs across both time and space. It, therefore, provides a unique analytical framework for exploring the key questions at the heart of the Global Awareness curriculum. In this class, we will focus on the complex and shifting relationships between wars, cultures, and societies in both the past and the present-day. Geographically, our course will range from Europe and America to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
In this class, students will learn how technology has influenced the outcomes of wars and therefore the fortunes of entire civilizations. We will examine how states and societies have sought to address disparities in military power by importing foreign institutions and ideas, often with complicated and unexpected results. We will see how changing conceptions of soldiers and expectations about their role (both domestically and internationally) are deeply rooted in ideas about individual identity, state power, and the means and ends of politics. Students will learn about how differing value systems affect the laws and norms that govern the way wars are fought, and about how these have changed over time (and may change in the future). Finally, we will consider the ways that the effects of wars⎯even those long past⎯continue to exercise an influence on present-day societies and therefore on the great political and cultural events of our time.
Updates Approved for Gen Edu 9/2014, effective Winter 2015; New Course 01/2014, effective Summer 2014
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