HIST

History of San Francisco

The growth of San Francisco from its origins as an Indian-Spanish-Mexican settlement to the metropolis of the San Francisco Bay Area. Emphasis will be on the role of San Francisco as a political, social, cultural, commercial and artistic capital of the West Coast.

History of California

Examination and analysis of the forces, events, and lives that shaped California, beginning with native cultures and Spanish exploration and colonization. Emphasis on exploring the roles and interactions of Native Americans, Latino Americans, European Americans, and Asian Americans within the broader context of California's political, economic, cultural, and social history.

History of China

Intellectual, social, political, and economic development of China from 1900 to the present. Emphasis is on twentieth-century China, concentrating on the rise of nationalism and Communist rule on the Mainland.