HIST 272 - Pacific Worlds, 1500 to Present

2019-2020 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 4
Lecture: 4
Non-Lecture: 0
This course offers students a broad survey of the histories of peoples, cultures, nations, and circuits around, within, and across the Pacific Ocean from 1500 to present. Topics include the development of the “Spanish Lake” and European exploration of the ocean; silver cycles and symbiosis between Spain, Mexico, and China in the Great Divergence; Polynesian histories and societies; interactions between Latin America and Asia; the Cold War and the nuclear Pacific; cultural exchanges ranging from baseball to Godzilla and Japanese manga; food cultures from sweet potatoes and adobe to the global appeal of sushi and tacos; immigration and migration; and more.

Offered: Not offered on a regular basis