HIST 352

Spring 2025 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

Colonial encounters between Europe and today's Third World viewed in comparative historical perspective. Equal emphasis placed on (colonizing) Europe and colonial experience of Asia, Africa, and South America.

HIST 352 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
44063
Lecture-Discussion
B
10:00AM -11:20AM
MW
206 David Kinley Hall
Whittington, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/25-05/07/25
Section Info:
Topic: War and Peace in Central Asia. Description: Europeans and other western observers have long been fascinated by Central Asia. From romantic invocations of the Silk Road and isolated nomads to medieval barbarisms of the Taliban, Western media and popular culture often portray Central Asia as a region out of step with time. Central Asia, however, has long been a center for culture, innovation, and political power. This course traces the transformation of Central Asia from Genghis Khan’s thirteenth century conquests to the present, covering the territories of former Soviet Central Asia (Qazaqstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Western China (Xinjiang), and Afghanistan. Although the course covers a millennium of history, it emphasizes imperial schemes and transformations over the past 300 years, particularly the comparative imperialism and colonialism of Russia, the Soviet Union, Britain, and China. We move beyond predominantly external views to understand Central Asia on its own terms, through the eyes of Central Asians themselves.
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