HIST 100 Landmarks in World HistoryF 0.5
A thematic introduction to the development of the world's major civilizations.
History (HIST)
91 courses in the 1991–92 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
HIST 102C The Origins of Wars in the Twentieth CenturyW 0.5
An analysis of the diplomatic, political, economic, ideological, social and cultural explanations of the causes of the major wars of this century with special emphasis on Canada.
HIST 102E Canadian HistoryF,W 0.5
Selected major themes from pioneer life to Canadian involvement in 20th century wars.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 102F W,S 0.5
An introduction to Western Intellectual History Since the Renaissance An exploration of some of the questions and answers posed by thinkers on the human predicament from Renaissance and Reformation times to the modern period. Readings range from Luther to J.P. Sartre, Shakespeare to Marx and Freud.
Taught in French in the 1992 Spring Term.
HIST 102M Law and Society in the Middle AgesF 0.5
500-1000 A study of the laws and legal! procedures of the Early Middle Ages. Anglo- Saxon and Germanic jaw will be examined along with legal procedures and institutions of that era.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 130 The Modern World in Historical PerspectiveW,S 0.5
This course will introduce students, through interrelationships and interaction of selected themes, to contempotary history. Its format includes two interpretive lectures per week plus major films on 20th century crises and discussion groups.
HIST 200 Twentieth Century History as Documented by FilmsW 0.5
A history of the 20th century through films. The First World War, Europe between the Wars, the Second World War, North American society in the 20th century and other political, moral and social themes will be explored.
HIST 204 Life on the Ontario FrontierF 0.5
The course examines the cultural, moral, social and economic adaptations of European settlers to the Upper Canadian frontier environment.
HIST 210 History of LawF 0.5
An historical introduction to law in the
Ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian.
Hittite and Roman law and legal prac-
tices and concepts will be examined. Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 211 British History to 1603F O05
A survey of the main stages in the transition of Britain from a remote province of the Roman Empire to a prominent state of post-Reformation Europe. Within the chronological framework, political and constitutional as well as ecclesiastical and social developments will be examined.
This course is primarily intended for non-history majors. History majors may wish to take one or more of HIST 305, 307 and 308
HIST 212 British History Since 1603W 0.5
A survey of the shaping of British society and the British experience from the time of Shakespeare to the present; constitutional conflict and compromise, rise and fall of empire, industrial and urban revolution, world wars and welfare state.
This course is primarily intended for non-history majors. History majors may wish to take one or more of HIST 305, 307 and 308
HIST 215 The Proper Sphere: Canadian Women in Historical PerspectiveF 0.5
This course will examine the history of women in Canada from New France to the present day. The course will focus on the inter-relationship between women and their society, particularly as it affects the issues of work, health, reform and tegal status.
HIST 218 German History 1740-1945F 0.5
The development of Germany from the
Austrian-Prussian rivalry of 1740
through to the end of World War Il. Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 219 Survey of Russian HistoryW 0.5
An introductory survey treating the historical themes that contributed to the emergence of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. Lectures, films and special presentations.
HIST 221 Race Relations in Canada: An Historical PerspectiveF,S 0.5
The “race problem” has appeared on the Canadian public agenda for the 1980's, but the issue is not of recent origin. This course will examine Euro- Canadian attitudes and practices toward non-European minorities from pioneer times to the present, and will set racial policies in the context of the evolution of a Canadian national iden-
tity.
HIST 222 History of Modern RevolutionsW 0.5
An introduction to historical explanations of revolutions with special focus on social change and revolutionary theories. The French, Russian and Chinese Revolutions will be used as case studies.
Offered at Conrad Grebe! College.
HIST 235 History of ChristianityF 0.5
The development of Christianity in its Raman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant traditions from the time of Christ to the present. Offered at St. Jerome's College. Cross-listed as R S 230
HIST 239 History of Modern China, 1911 to the PresentF 0.5
Some of the topics studied in this course include: the three stages of warlordism, the May Fourth Movement and the structure of society in the People's Republic of China.
HIST 240 Twentieth-Century Japanese HistoryW 0.5
This course will examine the historical influences, both domestic and foreign, which led Japan to follow the course which has brought it to the present status of a powerful Asian nation.
Course Descriptions History
HIST 241 Society and the Sexes in Early Modern EuropeS,W 0.5
This course will examine the changing importance of gender roles from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It will focus on topics such as sexuality, marriage, the family and the role of women in society and the work force.
HIST 247 Mennonite History: A SurveyF 0.5
This course covers Mennonite origins, teachings, migrations, settlement patterns, divisions, leaders, institutions, and religious and social practices, indeed all facets of Mennonite history in various national settings.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College.
HIST 249 History of Canadian-American Relations Since 1914F 0.5
An examination of the history of relations between the two countries since 1914. Topics of a political, economic, social and cultural nature will be studied.
HIST 250 The Art and Craft of HistoryF 0.5
This course will provide a collegial learning setting within which students will be introduced to techniques of historical writing and research, and some examples of the best of recent historical scholarship.
Highly recommended for Year Two History majors.
HIST 253 Canadian History: The Colonial PeriodF 0.5
This course examines the major themes in pre-Contederation Canadian history including the rise and fall of New France, the creation of British North American societies in the Maritimes and Upper Canada and economic and political development.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 254 Canadian History: The National PeriodW,S 0.5
This course examines Confederation, the rise of political parties, Canadian external relations, western discontent, the impact of both world wars and political and economic changes in Canada since 1945.
Offered at St. Jerome's College .
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HIST 255 The Expansion of EnglandF 0.5
The history of the British Empire down to the American War of Independence, telling the story of the Tudor seadogs, of the plantation of Ireland, the settlement of the North American mainland, the establishment of slave plantations in the Caribbean, and the earliest British enterprises in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
HIST 256 The British Empire and CommonwealthW 0.5
The history of British imperialism. between the loss of the American colonies and the Falklands islands War of 1982, tracing the rise of the settlement colonies to dominion status, the huge expansion of the dependent empire during the age of the New Imperialism, the imperial apogee after World War |, and the rapid change from Empire to New Commonwealth after World War II.
HIST 257 The United States to 1900F 0.5
From the British provincial society of the 18th century to the emergence of modern America. Special emphasis on the American character, and on the moral dilemmas of republicanism and democracy, freedom and slavery, equality and competition.
HIST 258 America: Twentieth CenturyF 0.5
An analysis of two major themes: how America managed political reform and social change at home, and its emergence as a world power.
HIST 259 Modern African HistoryW 0.5
An issue-oriented examination of some of the major developments in African political, social and economic history in the 20th century.
HIST 260 Europe: 814-1303F 0.5
The political, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical development of Europe from Charlemagne to Philip IV of France.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 263 Europe: 1789-1945S,W 0.5
The growth of nationalism and nation states since the French revolution with attention to the Industrial Revolution, the World Wars, Fascism, Naziism and Stalinism.
Taught in French in the 1991 Spring term.
HIST 273 Canadian Social History |F 0.5
This course will cover the period from the early settlement of Canada to the beginnings of urban industrial develapment. Focus will be on the experiences of Canadians in their daily lives.
HIST 274 Canadian Social History IIW 0.5
The social and cultural development of Canada irom the late nineteenth century to the present day.
HIST 300 The Idea of HistoryW 06.5
The course is an introduction to the Philosophy of History and to historiography from the 19th century to the present. It deals with the great theoretical issues influencing historical analysis and with the classics of historical literature.
Highly recommended for Year Three History majors.
HIST 304 Medieval Church HistoryF 0.5
An exploration of the development of the Church from 604 to 1449, Topics will include leadership struggles in church and state, crusades, heresy and inquisition, the western schism and the conciliar period. Offered at St. Jerome's College Cross-listed as R S 325
HIST 307 British History 1760-1867F O5
A study of people, power, thought and culture in the world's first industrializing society.
HIST 308 Britain Since 1867W 0.5
A study of the British experience and of Britain's part in world history from the 1860's to the 1980's.
HIST 321 W 0.5
Race Relations in Modern History: Case Studies
A detailed analysis of topics in the history of race relations intended primatily for students who have completed HIST 221 or other background to the subject. Special attention will be paid to revolutionary developments since World War Il, and to the emergence of modern human rights policies.
HIST 325 History of Canadian indians toF 0.5
1870's
“From Freedom to Conquest”. The history of Indian-white contact and its effect on the life and culture of the native Canadians.
Course Descriptions History
HIST 326 History of Canadian indians SinceW 0.5
1870's
“Life under coercion” and the “New Indian”. The history of Indians on reserves and under government administration. Contemporary themes and issues of concer to native people are examined.
HIST 339 The History of France in the Nineteenth CenturyF 0.5
A study of French society and the four revolutions that influenced it with particular attention to social and institutional forces.
HIST 340 Europe: 1789-1914W 0.5
This course will examine European society amidst the dramatic changes of the nineteenth century. l(t will consider class, the family, gender, religion, and institutions during this century of political and social transformation.
HIST 346 Mennonite History: Special TopicsW 0.5
A study of the Mennonite experience in Russia.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
HIST 348 The Radical ReformationW 0.5
A study of 16th century Anabaptism —
a religious Reformation movement
dissenting from both Protestantism and
Roman Catholicism — its origins, its
social political and theological content.
and its relationship to such independent
dissenters as Sebastian Franck. Offered at Conrad Grebel College. Cross-listed as R S 322
HIST 350 British West Indian HistoryW 0.5
A survey history of the British Caribbean, widely defined. Topics emphasized include early colonization, plantations, slave society, abolition and emancipation, the growth of nationalism, independence, and the roots of contemporary problems.
HIST 355 Russian History to 1900F 0.5
The course will focus on selected themes in the development of Muscovite and Imperial Russia from pre-tsarist times to the beginning of the 20th century.
HIST 356 W 0.5
20th-Century Russia
The course will focus on selected themes in Russia's development in the 20th century including the Soviet period.
HIST 358 The History of Modern GermanyW 0.5
From the Weimar Republic to
Reconstruction
A study of Germany from the rise of the
Nazis through the War experience, the
post-War settlement, the integration of
the refugees, the division into East and
West, and the economic miracle. Offered at Conrad Grebel College.
HIST 379 Reformation HistoryF 0.5
A study of the major sixteenth-century reformers and their intellectual background in humanism and late medieval scholasticism. Special attention will be given to the Lutheran and Reformed traditions and their ideological, social, political expressions.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College.
HIST 385 Canada: From MacDonald to LaurierW 0.5
An analytical and historical examination of the development of the Canadian nation from Confederation to the First World War.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
HIST 387 Ontario History since ConfederationW 0.5
The course will examine the emergence of Ontario as an industrial giant and the development of its hegemony in Canada. An emphasis will also be placed on the sources and methods of local historical research.
HIST 389 Canada In World Affairs: From Laurier to TrudeauW 0.5
An analytical and historical examination of Canadian foreign policy in the international system, Domestic sources of Canadian foreign policy and international sources of Canadian foreign policy are examined in detail.
HIST 396 The History of the American SouthW 0.5
This course traces the main eras and issues in Southern history trom the 16th century to the mid-20th century. Topics examined will include pre-revolutionary and antebellum South, the Trial of Tears, the Civil War and reconstruction, the New South, the “lost cause”, the era of Jim Crow, and the search for the central theme.
HIST 397 Directed Studies In Special TopicsF,W,S 0.5
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
HIST 398 Directed Studies in Special TopicsF,W,S 0.5
Study in a limited field under tutorial
guidance. A high standard of written
work will be expected.
400 LEVEL.
Senior Seminars
Each term of a senior seminar counts 1.0 credit. Seminars with the suffix “A” are reading seminars designed to give students an extensive acquaintance with scholarship in a particular field of history. Seminars with the suffix “B” are research seminars in which students will engage in research on particular topics in that field. Students should preregister for senior seminars, and for HIST 491, Independent Study in Special Subjects.
HIST 400A Reformation/B_ F,W_ 1.0/1.0
HIST 401A European/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 402A RussianW 1.0
HIST 403A Canadian/B_ 1.0/1.0
HIST 405A British/B 1.0/1.0
HIST 407A Imperial/B_ 1.0/1.0
HIST 409A American/B_ 1.0/1.0
410A/B CREDITS.1.0/1.0 Historiography
HIST 491 Independent Study in Special SubjectsF,W,S 1.0
HIST 102K Conflict in the Caribbean and Central America
Not offered in 1991–92.
HIST 201 Canadian Urban History
Not offered in 1991–92.
HIST 201 The individual and the Famy inHistory
Not offered in 1991–92.
HIST 203 Modern Quebec
Not offered in 1991–92.
HIST 206 History of Canadian Minori- ties
Not offered in 1991–92.
HIST 206 Canadian Labour History
Listed without a description.
HIST 208 The Cold War: American Rusan Relations Since November,
Listed without a description.
HIST 209 Health, Disease and Medi- cine in Canadian History, 1500-1984
Listed without a description.
HIST 213 Modern Wester Popular Culture
Listed without a description.
HIST 216 Irish History: Achievement, Unification, Revolt
Listed without a description.
HIST 230 Church and Revolution in Latin America
Listed without a description.
HIST 232 Revolutions in Latin America
Listed without a description.
HIST 233 Civil-Military Relations in Latin America
Listed without a description.
HIST 234 The Catholic Church in Canada Since Confederation
Listed without a description.
HIST 237 Ancient Civilization 1
Listed without a description.
HIST 238 Ancient Civilization Il
Listed without a description.
HIST 245 Religious and Cultural Minorities in Canada
Listed without a description.
HIST 248 History of Canadian- American Relations to 1914
Listed without a description.
HIST 261 Europe: 14th to 16th Century
Listed without a description.
HIST 262 Europe: 16th to 18th Century
Listed without a description.
HIST 305 The English Reformation
Listed without a description.
HIST 319 French-Canadian History
Listed without a description.
HIST 320 The History of Modern Quebec
Listed without a description.
HIST 329 History of the Common Law
Listed without a description.
HIST 342 Mystical and Utopian Move-
Listed without a description.
HIST 344 Mystical and Utopian Move- ments 2
Listed without a description.
HIST 345 Minorities in International Perspective
Listed without a description.