social, religious and political changes that brought about in places as far off as Western Europe and North Africa and heralded the beginning of the enlightenment. Construct an evidence-based argument that integrates multiple perspectives on an issue . A good example of this is looking at economic arguments for the persistence of the institution of chattel slavery, and the struggle of the abolitionist movement to counter those arguments. This is an ideal opportunity to examine one of the most important debates of the late 18t and 19th century and to examine the early growth of what today we would describe as anthropology, a tool utilized by abolitionist to explain non-western cultures to westerners. Consider different perspectives on a problem or controversy. In this class we will not shy away from controversial voices or debates. Towards the end of our course we will touch on one of the most hot button issues of our time by looking at the idea of a of “Clash Civilizations” popularized by Samuel Huntington and which on face value at least seems to be occurring between the Muslim world and the West. This is an ideal way to debate a global vision of the future. Instructor: Saad AbiHamad, Department of History Office: DM 388B [email@fiu.edu] Office Hours: Monday and Wed 2:00pm 3:00 pm, – You are encouraged to visit the instructor during office hours and please feel free to email instructor should you have any pertinent questions that can reasonably be answered via email. Required Materials: (concise edition vol 2) by Robert Tignor, Jeremy Adelman, Worlds Together, Worlds Apart Stephen Aron, et … Supplemental Readings: 1-“Three Days in October of 1630: Detailed Examination of Mortality during an Early Modern Plague Epidemic in Venice , Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., “ 1989), pp. 128-139 2-“William Wilberforce on the Idea of Negro Inferiority” William Baker, Journal of the by History of Ideas, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1970), pp. 433-440 3-“Explaining Imperialism: The State of the Art as Reflected in Three Theories,” Rajan Menon and John R. Oneal, , Vol. 19, No. 2 (Winter, 1986), pp. 169-193 4- Samuel Huntington "The Clash of Civilizations?." Foreign Affairs. 72. no. 3 (1993)
social, religious and political changes that brought about in places as far off as Western Europe and North Africa and heralded the beginning of the enlightenment. Construct an evidence-based argument that integrates multiple perspectives on an issue . A good example of this is looking at economic arguments for the persistence of the institution of chattel slavery, and the struggle of the abolitionist movement to counter those arguments. This is an ideal opportunity to examine one of the most important debates of the late 18t and 19th century and to examine the early growth of what today we would describe as anthropology, a tool utilized by abolitionist to explain non-western cultures to westerners. Consider different perspectives on a problem or controversy. In this class we will not shy away from controversial voices or debates. Towards the end of our course we will touch on one of the most hot button issues of our time by looking at the idea of a “Clash of Civilizations” popularized by Samuel Huntington and which on face value at least seems to be occurring between the Muslim world and the West. This is an ideal way to debate a global vision of the future. Instructor: Saad AbiHamad, Department of History Office: DM 388B [email@fiu.edu] Office Hours: Monday and Wed 2:00pm – 3:00 pm, You are encouraged to visit the instructor during office hours and please feel free to email instructor should you have any pertinent questions that can reasonably be answered via email. Required Materials: Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (concise edition vol 2) by Robert Tignor, Jeremy Adelman, Stephen Aron, et … Supplemental Readings: 1-“Three Days in October of 1630: Detailed Examination of Mortality during an Early Modern Plague Epidemic in Venice “ , Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 1989), pp. 128-139 2-“William Wilberforce on the Idea of Negro Inferiority” by William Baker, Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1970), pp. 433-440 3-“Explaining Imperialism: The State of the Art as Reflected in Three Theories,” Rajan Menon and John R. Oneal, , Vol. 19, No. 2 (Winter, 1986), pp. 169-193 4- Samuel Huntington "The Clash of Civilizations?." Foreign Affairs. 72. no. 3 (1993)
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