HST220: War & Peace in World History

Examine warfare and confl ict between human beings. Wars have been fought in the name of national freedom, religious crusade and political justice. This unit explores ways in which war is the arena in which national and imperial memory is forged. You will study nine global settings, including: The early west; Ancient China and India: Empire; Imperial and frontier wars in Australasia; The American Civil War; The Great War of 1914-18; World War II; Post-colonial wars of Algeria and India and Greenham Common (UK).

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