HIST 388: Topics in European History

HIST 388-011: The Mediterranean World, 1821 to the present
(Spring 2012)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W

Section Information for Spring 2012

By 1926 the Mediterranean had become a “British lake” with its chain of possessions—Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, and Suez—upsetting Mussolini’s own plan for an Italian Mediterranean. But the war for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning in 1821 and ending with the Treaty of Constantinople in 1832, had foretold future nationalist achievements including the Ionian Islands (1859-1864), Crete (1894-1898), Cyprus (1960), Algeria (1962), and Malta (1964). This course examines these processes of decolonization and nation building in the Mediterranean. We will also discuss culture, society, economics, and migration; the idea of a “globalized Mediterranean” in the twentieth century; and briefly, Mediterranean independence movements in 2011. Particular attention will be paid to Algeria and France; Italy, Sicily, and Malta; and Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

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Credits: 3

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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