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| 70000 Level Courses (70200-70499) *70233 THE RISE OF AMERICAN BUSINESS The evolution of the American business system is examined with emphasis on four basic themes: the impact of technological and managerial change, the interaction between business and society, the position of the businessman and businesswoman in society, and the constantly- changing relationships between business and government. Special attention is devoted to the contemporary business scene. *70253 WAR TO PEACE: POLITICAL CHANGE IN CUBA AND CENTRAL AMERICA IN THE 1990s An examination of the dramatic (but low profile) political transition taking place in countries that only recently were torn by revolution and by counterinsurgency wars. The original causes of those revolutions, including the Cold War ideological divisions that formed the international environment in which they took place will be discussed. We will examine the tentative, fragile steps that are presently being taken to overcome the authoritarian and violent political legacies of the past and to build a more inclusive, democratic political future. *70373 MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY: GLOBAL POWER SINCE WORLD WAR II This "period" course in American history reviews major political, economic, social, cultural and diplomatic events: World War II, the Truman administration and post-war America, the Eisenhower administration and the consensus of the 1950s, the Kennedy administration, Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society, the civil rights movement, the Republican ascendancy, and the rise of southern power. This course explores the highly ambiguous relationship between religion and violence. It provides an overview of situations in the world today that are examples of this ambiguous relationship. Ethical teachings regarding violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are examined. Students are exposed to authors who seek to comprehend violent behavior using explanatory theories. Responses to 9/ll/2001 written by a Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim are encountered. The goal is to allow students in the course to develop an understanding of various dimensions (ethical, social, psychological, political, and theological) of the relationship between religion and violence. *70453 RELIGIOUS CULTS, SECTS, AND MILLENNIALISM This course provides cross-cultural perspectives on the rise, growth, decline, and societal impacts of religious revitalization movements. Readings , discussions, and audiovisuals focus on anthropologically studied cases of religious revitalization, with their prophetic figures and conversion processes, and the relationship of the movements to human struggles over meaning and social identity. The course generates critical insights into five major areas of religious movement inquiry: 1) ideas about how new religions originate, 2) types of new religious movements around the world, 3) dynamics of recruitment and conversion to movements, 4) life inside religious movements, and 5) research in the sectarian setting. This course focuses on the Indians of Texas. Four major culture areas are identified, allowing for in-depth studies of these cultures in the pre-contact era. In addition, the post contact legacy of these cultures as it has affected the development of the state of Texas will be examined. *70473 SINATRA AND POPULAR CULTURE This course focuses on the cultural importance of Frank Sinatra, one of the most influential figures in 20 th century entertainment. The course examines the Sinatra of recorded music, radio, Hollywood movies, and Las Vegas , politics, and organized crime. Through music, movies, and documentaries, the course explores the changing cultural landscape in the US from the 1930s through the 1980s. *70493 DO THE RIGHT THING: ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS This course examines the central question in international politics: What is the ‘right' course of action in a given situation? Thus it considers various approaches to the study of ethics and morality as well as the ends pursued, the means used, and the importance of the decision-making strategies employed by policy makers. |