HIS 216 - Modern Jewish History

Course Cross-listed with JS 216/REL 216
3 credit(s)
Area/Group Designation: European History, History of Asia and the Middle East

The reciprocal effects of Jewish emancipation and Western history in the modern era, from the French Revolution to the present. Particular emphasis on the Zionist movement and the rise of the “Third Jewish Commonwealth,” the modern state of Israel, viewed both as products of post-Enlightenment nationalism and in their unique aspects. No prerequisite. (E) or (AME)

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