Gradate in History Courses at George Washington University
History and Historians (3) Zimmerman
Historiography and historical method for graduate students. Readings and discussions on major trends in history; selections from classics of historical literature.
205–6 Seminar: Eastern European History (3–3) Agnew
Hist 205: 1772–1918; Hist 206: 1919–1945.
211 Western Representations of Africa (3) Blyden
Representations of Africa by non-Africans from the earliest contact to more recent encounters.
214 Seminar: History and Public Policy (3) Berkowitz
Seminar in the use of historical insights and methods in policymaking, with emphasis on domestic issues. Assessment and use of primary sources for policy analysis and the use of historical analogy in policy formulation.
217 Seminar: Russian and Soviet Thought (3) Atkin
Selected topics in the intellectual and cultural history of 18th- to 20th- century Russia and Soviet Union. May be taken as a readings seminar or, with instructor’s approval, as a research seminar. Admission by permission of instructor.
219 Internship in History and Public Policy (3 or 6) Berkowitz
Supervised participation in an office or agency concerned with the formulation of public policy; terms of the internship are arranged with the director of the history and public policy program. Enrollment restricted to students in the history and public policy program.
220 American Business History (3) Becker
The history of American business institutions in manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and finance. Particular attention will be given to the period since industrialization, with consideration of business institutions in their economic, legal, governmental, and social contexts. Same as SMPP 293.
221 History of International Economic Systems (3) Becker
Development of arrangements and institutions designed to manage the international economy since the 19th century, with a focus on the period since World War II.
224 Readings/Research Seminar: European Intellectual History (3) E. Kennedy
Topics in 18th- and 19th-century European thought, with an emphasis on France. Specific topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
226 U.S. Media and Cultural History (3) Staff
Same as AmSt 226.
228 Topics in Modern Military and Naval History (3) Spector
Discussion, readings, and research in 20th-century European and American military and naval history.
229 Seminar: World War II (3) Spector
Examination of statecraft and the management of force before, during, and after World War II. Special attention to broad aspects of military policy and strategy and their interaction with international politics and diplomacy.
230 Readings/Research Seminar: Strategy and Policy (3) Spector
A study of the historical development of strategy and the relationship of military thought to national policy.
231 The Age of the Battleship: An Introduction to Modern Naval History (3) Spector
The rich and varied literature of naval history, with emphasis on interactions among technology, nationalism, and domestic political/social developments in the late 19th and early 20th century. The social history of navies is included.
232 Islam and Social Movements (3) Khoury
An examination of the relationship of religion and religious symbols to social and political movements in the Islamic world.
233 Nationalism in the Middle East (3) Khoury
Different interpretations of nationalism and their applicability to nationalism in the Middle East.
234 Imperialism in the Middle East (3) Khoury
An exploration of the process of European and American expansion in the Middle East.
237 Readings/Research Seminar: Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917–1991 (3) H. Harrison
Concepts and perceptions guiding Soviet relations with the outside world. From the blockade and intervention, through years of isolation, World War II, the Cold War, to “peaceful coexistence.”
239 Seminar: Early Modern European History (3) Staff
Topics selected from Western European history of the 14th through 17th centuries.
240 Seminar: English People and Institutions (3) Peck
Selected topics in the political, social, intellectual, and economic history of England. Focus upon one time period and special area of interest. May be taken for research credit with instructor’s approval.
241 Readings/Research Seminar: Modern European History (3) Staff
Prerequisite: appropriate preparation and consent of instructor.
242 Europe and the World, 1500–Present (3) D. Kennedy
An introduction to some of the key debates and scholarship concerning European imperialism.
243 Modernization, Imperialism, Globalization (3) Zimmerman
Readings seminar in classic and recent theories of modernization, imperialism, and globalization.
244 Sexuality in U.S. History (3) Staff
Same as AmSt 244/WStu 244.
246 Readings/Research Seminar: History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union (3) Atkin
Selected topics in the domestic history of modern Russia and Soviet Union. May be taken as a readings seminar or, with instructor’s approval, as a research seminar. Admission by permission of instructor.
250 History of International Systems (3) Staff
Processes that have helped shape the international order: nationalism, capitalism/industrialization, and the environment. Specific cases may vary. May not be repeated for credit.
251 Uses of History in International Affairs (3) H. Harrison
The multiple interconnections among history, politics, and international affairs, including how policymakers use or misuse “lessons” of history and how countries attempt to deal with difficult aspects of their past. Specific cases may vary.
253–54 Seminar: History of Sino-Soviet Relations (3–3) Thornton
Readings seminar designed to develop analytic and historiographic skills. Fall: turn of the century to the Korean War; spring: from the foundation of the People’s Republic to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its consequences.
255–56 Seminar: U.S.–Soviet Strategic Relations: World War II to 1991 (3–3) Thornton
Readings seminar designed to develop a conceptual framework for understanding contemporary U.S.–Soviet relations. Fall: World War II through the Johnson administration; spring: the administrations of Nixon, Carter, and Reagan.
257 Re-thinking Cold War History (3) H. Harrison, Hershberg
A reading and research course that relies heavily on documents from formerly closed communist archives and recently declassified Western materials. Various issues and events of the Cold War; old and new historiographical controversies. Students write a primary-source research paper to elucidate one of the many aspects of the Cold War about which new evidence is available.
259–60 Research Seminar: Problems in U.S.–Soviet–Chinese Relations (3–3) Thornton
Development of scholarly skills through preparation of a research paper. Prerequisite: Hist 254 or 255 or permission of instructor.
261–62 Readings/Research Seminar: Topics in Modern Latin America (3–3) Klarén
Admission by permission of the instructor.
264 Readings/Research Seminar: Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States (3) Anbinder
Trends and theoretical issues in the study of American immigration and ethnicity.
265 The Era of the Civil War, 1850–1877 (3) Anbinder
The sectional crisis that led to the Civil War; the conflict itself in its military, political, and social dimensions; attempts at racial and sectional reconciliation made during Reconstruction.
267 Seminar: American Social Thought Since World War II (3) Ribuffo
Consideration of C. Wright Mills, Daniel Bell, Abraham Maslow, Christopher Lasch, Paul Goodman, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barbara Ehrenreich, and other major social critics.
268–69 Readings and Research in American Cultural History (3–3) Staff
Same as AmSt 268–69
270 Theory and Practice of Public History (3) Staff
Same as AmSt 270.
271–72 Readings/Research Seminar: U.S. Social History (3–3) Staff
Hist 271: Readings seminar on American daily life, institutions, and intellectual and artistic achievements. Hist 272: Research seminar. Hist 271 is prerequisite to Hist 272. Same as AmSt 271–72
273 Readings on Women in American History (3) C. Harrison
Important works in American women’s history; evolution of the field in historiographical context. Same as AmSt 273/WStu 273.
274 Readings Seminar: 19th-Century American History (3) Anbinder, Stott
Important trends in historical writing about 19th-century America.
275 Colonial North America (3) Silverman
The complex and turbulent world of colonial North America from the late 16th to the late 18th century. Inter-cultural negotiations, Atlantic world connections, imperial conflict, gender construction, and race consciousness.
276 Revolutionary America (3) Silverman
The political and social conditions of the revolutionary era: the spiral of events that led to the American independence movement, the various meanings of the war to its participants, and the consequences of victory for the nation, its various subgroups, and other peoples of the colonial Atlantic world.
277–78 Historic Preservation: Principles and Methods (3–3) Longstreth
Same as AmSt 277–78
279 American Indian History to 1890 (3) Silverman
North American Indian history from indigenous societies on the eve of first contact with Europeans until the conclusion of the Great Plains Wars of the late 19th century.
282 History of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1898–1980 (3) Hershberg
Readings, lectures, discussion on major developments in the conduct of American diplomacy.
283–84 Readings/Research Seminar: Recent U.S. History (3–3) Ribuffo
Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of 100-level American history courses. Research or readings, depending on students’ interests and curricular needs.
285 U.S. Legal History (3) Cottrol
The legal history of the United States from the 17th century to the present. The course examines legal change within the broader context of political, social, and economic change. Admission by permission of instructor. Same as Law 591.
286 The Law of Race and Slavery (3) Cottrol
The role of legal norms and processes in developing patterns of slavery and race relations in the United States and other societies. Admission by permission of instructor. Same as Soc 286 and Law 596.
287 U.S. Urban History (3) Staff
Same as AmSt 287.
288 Modern Southeast Asia (3) McHale
The modern history of Southeast Asia from the 1800s to 1975. Colonialism, rise of postcolonial states, revolutions and persistence of the past.
289 Seminar: Modern Japanese History (3) Yang
Selected topics in modern Japanese history from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present. Research or readings depending on students’ interests and curricular needs.
290 Independent Readings/Research (3) Staff
Written permission of instructor required. May be repeated for credit with permission.
291 Readings/Research Seminar: 20th-Century European History (3) Staff
Research or readings on selected topics.
294 Research Seminar: The Modern Middle East (3) Khoury
Readings, discussion, and research in selected political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual trends.
295 Readings Seminar: Late Imperial China (3) McCord
Selected topics in the history of modern China in the late imperial period, with a particular focus on the internal and external challenges to the last Chinese dynasty in the 19th century.
296 Readings Seminar: 20th-Century China (3) McCord
Selected topics in the history of modern China from the 1911 Revolution to the Cultural Revolution.
297 Special Topics Seminar (3 to 9) Staff
Open to doctoral and master’s candidates and qualified undergraduates. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Offered whenever five or more students can be enrolled.
298 Readings/Research Seminar: Topics in Korean History (3) Larsen, Brazinsky
Intensive exploration of the history of Korea in modern times (1850–present). Korean identity and the challenges of foreign imperialism, industrialization, modernization, and globalization.
299–300 Thesis Research (3–3) Staff
301–2 Folger Institute Seminars (3–3) Staff
Topics will be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Consult the chair of the department before registration.
398 Advanced Reading and Research (arr.) Staff
Limited to students preparing for the Doctor of Philosophy general examination. May be repeated for credit.
399 Dissertation Research (arr.) Staff
Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated for credi