International History, 1880s-1990s: Together and Apart
HIST 69
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Description
In this course, we examine how people, groups, movements and nations participated in, or were affected by, economic, social, cultural, and political components of international contact, exchange, circulation and relationships from the 1880s to the 1990s. People everywhere had ideas and experiences that were international – in the food they ate, the information they consumed, where and what they studied, through their work, pastimes and civic engagement. Experts, activists, diplomats and politicians engaged in international politics to address shared problems and common goals, like epidemics, trade, imperialism, war and peace. The economy was global, moving labour, goods, and capital in a system that included opportunity and exploitation, prosperity and poverty, growth and inequality. For some people, internationalism was an ideal, to others it was a threat. International history is therefore not a story of progress and cooperation, but of acceptance and rejection, inclusion and exclusion. Today, international movement, contact, trade, politics and ideologies are hotly contested. This class will help us to understand the current situation and why some people reject internationalism while others welcome it and seek it out.
Course Notes
This course meets the "Beyond North America" History Concentration requirement.
Class Notes
This class requires students to enroll in an untimed, placeholder section during registration and to submit time preferences. Sections will be assigned immediately after registration based on student interest and preferences.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
