A.B. History
Bachelor's degree
In Princeton (USA)
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Princeton (USA)
The plan of departmental study encourages the student to gain further knowledge of the major developments in, and problems of, history; to do independent historical research and writing; and to develop an authoritative knowledge of one particular field of history. The department's website (link is external), describes the program and requirements in detail.
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- Islam
- World History
- Democracy
- Trade
- Technology
- Global
- Staff
- Latin
Course programme
HIS 201 A History of the World Fall
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An overview of world history. Begins with Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, which collided peoples, goods, and ideas across the Eurasian landmass, and traces the global transformations that connected or disconnected societies through time. The dynamism of Asia; environmental specificities of Africa and the Americas; slavery and other links across the Atlantic; the surprise onset of European predominance; colonialism, anti-colonialism, globalization. What is the past and future of Islam? How is China's staggering wealth up to 1750 and its recent ascent explained? Where did the U.S. come from and where is it going? Two lectures, one preceptorial.
J. Adelman
HIS 207 History of East Asia to 1800 (also
EAS 207
HIS 208 East Asia since 1800 (also
EAS 208
HIS 211 Europe from Antiquity to 1700 Fall HA The course deals with four main topics: the Greek city-state, the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, the formation of medieval European society, and the Renaissance and Reformation. Emphasis will be laid on those social, political, intellectual, and religious developments that contributed most directly to forming modern European civilization. Two lectures, one preceptorial. A. Grafton
HIS 212 Europe in the World: Monarchies, Nations, and Empires from 1776 to the Present Day Spring HA The emergence of modern societies from the Europe of the Old Regimes. Emphasis on problems and themes, including the French and Industrial Revolutions, nationalism, science and its discontents, popular culture, the mass movements of revolution and war. Intended as an introduction to Europe for students with little background in history. Two lectures, one preceptorial. H. James
HIS 216 Archaic and Classical Greece (See CLA 216)
HIS 217 The Greek World in the Hellenistic Age (See CLA 217)
HIS 218 The Roman Republic (See CLA 218)
HIS 219 The Roman Empire, 31 B.C. to A.D. 337 (See CLA 219)
HIS 220 Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Middle Ages (See NES 220)
HIS 223 Introduction to the Middle East (See NES 201)
HIS 240 The Perception of China and Asia in the West (See EAS 240)
HIS 245 The Islamic World from its Emergence to the Beginnings of Westernization (See NES 350)
HIS 280 Approaches to American History Spring HA An intensive introduction to concepts, methods, and issues in American history, especially recommended for prospective concentrators. The problems investigated in the course (the Revolution, class and cultural relations, literature and society, and others) will vary. Emphasis will be on the framing of historical questions and immersion in the actual sources of history. One lecture, two classes. K. Kruse
HIS 282 A Documents-based Approach to Asian History (also
EAS 282
HIS 290 The Scientific Worldview of Antiquity and the Middle Ages Not offered this year HA The emergence and development of natural philosophy in ancient Greece, with consideration of its Egyptian and Babylonian background and its subsequent articulation and modification in the medieval worlds of Islam and Western Europe. Emphasis is placed on the interplay of science and culture. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Staff
HIS 291 The Scientific Revolution and European Order, 1500-1750 Not offered this year HA Beliefs about the nature of the universe, the Earth, and even the human body changed drastically during the early modern period. This course examines this transformation of natural knowledge as a process of both social and intellectual reorganization. Explores how Europeans developed a new mechanistic science for astronomy, physics, and medicine with a dynamic culture of new institutions and technologies. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Staff
HIS 292 Science in the Modern World Not offered this year HA The evolution of science since Newton. Emphasis is placed on the major developments of scientific theory and practice since the chemical revolution of the late 18th century. Topics considered will also include: the development of science as a discipline; the connections between science and mathematics, philosophy, and technology; and the emergence of science as an integral part of modern societies. Two lectures, one preceptorial. M. Gordin
HIS 293 Science in a Global Context: 15th to 20th Century Not offered this year HA Science and technology have literally changed the world. This course examines how, with an emphasis on understanding the place of scientific knowledge in the history of European exploration and expanding global power. How did the sciences go out into the world? How did certain disciplines and practices take shape in global interactions since 1400? How does knowledge become universal? What instruments, institutions, and activities made this possible? Two 90-minute classes. D. Burnett
HIS 303 Colonial Latin America to 1810 (also
LAS 305
HIS 304 Modern Latin America since 1810 (also
LAS 304
HIS 305 History of the Modern Caribbean (also
LAS 306
HIS 309 History of Modern Mexico (also
LAS 312
HIS 310 Religion in Colonial America and the New Nation (See REL 357)
HIS 311 History of Economic Thought (See ECO 386)
HIS 314 Precolonial Africa (also
AFS 313
HIS 315 Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (also
AFS 316
HIS 316 South African History, 1497 to the Present Fall HA Beginning with a brief precolonial regional overview, the course examines European occupation following 1652; explores slavery, the frontier, intergroup relations, the growth of nationalism, the Boer War and unification, African resistance movements, the structure of politics, constitutional developments, and debates over race and class; and ends with the 1980s constitutional crisis. Two lectures, one preceptorial. E. Kreike
HIS 317 The Making of Modern India and Pakistan Not offered this year HA An exploration of three major themes in the history of India's emergence as a nation-state: colonial socio-economic and cultural transformations, the growth of modern collective identities and conflicts, and nationalism. Topics covered include: trade, empire, and capitalism; class, gender, and religion; Gandhi, national independence, and partition; and postcolonial state and society. Two lectures, one preceptorial. G. Prakash
HIS 318 Early Chinese History to 221 (See EAS 335)
HIS 319 The Making and Transformation of Medieval China: 300-1200 (See EAS 336)
HIS 320 Early Japanese History (See EAS 320)
HIS 321 Early Modern Japan (See EAS 321)
HIS 322 20th-Century Japan (also
EAS 324
HIS 324 Early Modern China (also
EAS 354
HIS 325 China, 1850 to the Present (also
EAS 355
HIS 326 Topics in Ancient History (See CLA 326)
HIS 327 Topics in Ancient History (See CLA 327)
HIS 328 Classical Historians and Their Philosophies of History (See CLA 324)
HIS 329 Roman Law (See CLA 325)
HIS 330 The Muslim Mediterranean (also
HLS 330
HIS 331 Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in Early Latin America (See REL 378)
HIS 334 The Making of the Modern Middle East (See NES 337)
HIS 336 Modern Worlds of Islam (also
NES 305
HIS 337 The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1800 (See NES 437)
HIS 340 Culture and Society in Late Imperial China: 1000-1900 (See EAS 340)
HIS 341 Between Resistance and Collaboration: The Second World War in Europe Not offered this year HA In the broader context of conflict between fascism, communism, and liberal democracy, the course examines various patterns and methods of occupation, collaboration, and resistance during World War II in Western and Eastern Europe. Topics to be discussed include the Holocaust of European Jewry and the technology of terror; the impact of war and occupation on elites and other social strata. Students will read historical studies as well as personal narratives by eyewitnesses and participants. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Staff
HIS 342 Southeast Asia's Global History (also
EAS 342
NES 343
) Not offered this year HA Provides an introduction to Southeast Asia and its prominent place in global history NES 343 through a series of encounters in time, from Marco Polo in Sumatra to the latest events in such buzzing cities as Bangkok, Jakarta, and Hanoi. For the early modern period we will read various primary sources before turning to consider a series of diverse colonial impacts across the region (European, American, and Asian), and then the mechanisms underpinning the formation of some of the most vibrant, and sometimes turbulent, countries on the world stage. Two 90-minute classes. M. Laffan
HIS 343 The Civilization of the Early Middle Ages (also
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A.B. History