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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2022 |
Registration ID | HISTH294B001 |
Course Title | Wealth and Poverty in China and the Ottoman Empire |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | History |
Instructor | Akcetin,Elif |
Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-01:00pm
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Room Location | HLL107 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2554 Drawing on the examples of China and the Ottoman Empire, this course explores the dynamics of two interconnected phenomena of the early modern period: 1) the rise of new court cultures and elite families, both of which relied on the conspicuous consumption of luxuries to mark status and power, and 2) the increasing visibility of poverty. The course embraces the methodologies of global microhistory, focusing on case studies while keeping abreast of the global context.; Crosslisted: EALC.; Lottery Preference: History and EALC/LAILS (as appropriate) majors/concentrators, followed by freshmen and sophomores.; Enrollment Limit: 25 Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: SO, B, A) |
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