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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Indian Ocean
HIST 258 FA

Clusters: Southern Asia and Indian Ocean

This lecture/discussion course surveys the history of Southern Asia and the Indian Ocean to about 1750. Topics to be examined include travel and exploration, religion and belief, land and sea-based technologies, social and cultural change, trade, and state formation. Readings will combine historical analysis with primary sources - including travel accounts, religious poetry, imperial chronicles, courtly drama, and popular literature.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Pinch,William (Vijay)   

Instructor's Course Page

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: PAC004

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: UNL)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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