WesMaps - Wesleyan University Catalog 2016-2017       Summer Session       Winter Session       Home       Archive       Search
CS92PROD
Introduction to History: The Raj--India and Britain

HIST 186
Fall 2016
Section: 01  
Certificates: Muslim Studies, South Asia Studies

The "Raj," signifying British rule over South Asia, was the great global imperial fact of the 19th and early 20th centuries: India as the "jewel in the British crown." The goal of this introductory course is to understand what that "jewel" looked like, in all its facets, as well as the British "crown" that it adorned. We will examine the ways in which the Raj took shape--was made, unmade, and remade from above and below--and how the experience of the Raj transformed both India and Britain. Chronologically, the course begins with the political and military rise of the East India Company in the mid-18th century and concludes with the trauma of Partition, Independence, and Gandhi's assassination in the mid-20th century. A key midpoint is the Mutiny-Rebellion of 1857--an event that shocked the world and reshaped the Empire, and was an Indian Civil War in its own right.

This is an Introduction to History course intended especially for first- and second-year students who are interested in the past and perhaps, who are even (though not necessarily) contemplating the major in history. As such, it will introduce students to the discipline by reflecting on the nature of historical evidence, how to use an archive, and how to craft a historical argument.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST
Course Format: DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (CGST-MN)(GSAS-MN)(GSAS)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(MUST-MN)(SAST-MN)
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89%

Last Updated on MAR-28-2024
Contact wesmaps@wesleyan.edu to submit comments or suggestions. Please include a url, course title, faculty name or other page reference in your email ? Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459