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Burn Baby Burn, French Style?: Roots of the Riots in Urban France
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Abstract: Featured speakers: Loic Wacquant, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley Tyler Stovall, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
Colorful Impressions: Printmaking Revolution in 18th Century France
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Abstract: presents 15 pieces from the period of innovation unleashed by German artist Jakob Christoffel Le Blon's breakthrough in the use of color in the 1720s. The resulting printed paintings and engraved drawings, as they were called, allowed the middle classes to hang on their walls replicas of art works found ... More »
Comparative Grand Strategy and Military Doctrine, Fall 2004
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Abstract: A comparative study of the grand strategies and military doctrines of the great powers in Europe (Britain, France, Germany, and Russia) from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Examines strategic developments in the years preceding and during World Wars I and II. What factors have exerted ... More »
Euro-Strategic Missiles
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Abstract: Helmut Schmidt became the head of Germany's Social Democratic Party in 1967 and deputy chairman of the party in 1968. Between 1969 and 1972, he served as defense minister, minister for economics and finance, and minister of finance. From 1974 to 1982, he was the chancellor of the Federal Republic of ... More »
France 1660-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Napoleon, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Examines the origins, course, and consequences of the revolution which arose in France at the end of the eighteenth century and its Napoleonic sequel. Particular attention given to the interplay of politics, culture, and social questions in the period, as well as the impact of the Revolution outside ... More »
French and Other Absolutisms Fall 2007
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Abstract: French and Other Absolutisms. From History 5: European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present - Fall 07. A survey of Europe from the Renaissance to the present. An introduction to European history from around 1500 to the present. The central questions that it addresses are how and why Europe--a ... More »
Germans to the Front
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Abstract: General Gerd Schmuckle served in the Federal Republic of Germany's Ministry of Defense from 1956 to 1962 under defense minister Franz Josef Strauss. Strauss was charged with building up the Bundeswehr, the newly formed federal armed forces. In this video segment, Schmuckle describes Germany's reaction ... More »
Germany and its European Context, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Examines the historical, political, and sociological forces that shape present-day Germany. Topics include: value changes in postwar society, coping with the legacy of the past, multiculturalism in Germany, change of gender roles, cultural differences between East and West after the unification, the ... More »
Healey's Theorem
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Abstract: Denis Healey was the British secretary of state for defense from 1964 to 1970 and chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979. In this video segment, Healey reflects on the period in which he was defense secretary under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He recalls the opposing interests of Germany and ... More »
India's Non-Nuclear Course
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Abstract: Chandra Shekhar Jha was India's foreign secretary from 1965 to 1967. In this video segment, Jha explains why India cannot exclude the future possibility of owning nuclear weapons. The key to disarmament, he insists, rests with the nuclear nations that are 'adding to their stockpiles' and 'preparing for ... More »
Introduction to French Culture, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Studies major social, political, and aesthetic modes which have shaped French civilization. Coordinates the study of literature, film, and art with the historical evolution of France. Recommended for students planning to study abroad. Subject taught Spring 2003 and Fall 2003.
Marble Sculpture from France
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Abstract: tours seven sculptures representing 250 years of French history, from before the birth of Louis XIV to the Second Empire. Both artistic styles and the sources of patronage changed dramatically during these years. The online exhibit offers an analysis of the social environment of the times and how it ... More »
Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Everyday we are bombarded with the word "global" and encouraged to see globalization as the quintessential transformation of our age. But what exactly does "globalization" mean? How is it affecting the lives of people around the world, not only in economic, but social and cultural terms? How do contemporary ... More »
Picturing France, 1830-1900
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Abstract: explores 19th-century painting in France and the culture it reflects. Organized by region, the site offers a glimpse of the history and cultural life of Paris, Auvergne, Normandy, Provence, and other areas. More than 50 works are examined.
To Make Deserts Bloom
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Abstract: From 1988 to 1993 nuclear physicist Mambillkalathil Govind Kumar Menon was president of the International Council of Scientific Unions, a non-governmental organization long involved in environmental and development issues. He was also India's minister of state for science and technology from 1986 to ... More »
Topics in the Avant-Garde in Literature and Cinema, Spring 2003
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Abstract: 21F.031 examines the terms "avant garde" and "Kulturindustrie" in French and German culture of the early twentieth century. Considering the origins of these concepts in surrealist and dadaist literature, art, and cinema, the course then expands to engage parallel formations across Europe, particularly ... More »