Empire: India and Britain, 1600-1947
HIST 285
Fall 2005
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| Course Cluster: Southern Asia Studies |
India and Indians were central to the rise and demise of Britain's global empire. Britain and Britons were central to the emergence and final shape of the Indian nation-state. This course will introduce students to history of empire in India and Britain. Themes to be investigated include East India Company trade, military entrepreneurship, imperial ideology, religious reform, subaltern insurgency, Nationalism, civil service, communalism, and disease. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GSAS-MN)(GSAS)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Linda Colley, CAPTIVES
David Arnold, COLONIZING THE BODY
Selections from primary sources: including Ghulam Hussain Khan, Fanny Parkes, Nirad Chaudhuri.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Papers, presentations, midterm, and final examination. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Each week will consist of a contextual lecture by the instructor and a student-led examination and discussion of an arena, event, image, or personality form multiple perspectives, from both Britain and India. |
| Instructor(s): Pinch,William R. Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 45 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 22 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
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