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21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
This course is an introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, consider how gender, religious and racial identity components interact with ethnic and ...
11.164 / 11.497 Human Rights in Theory and Practice, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the international human rights movement. It includes leading theoretical and institutional issues and the functioning ...
17.554 Political Economy of Latin America, Fall 2002
(2002-12)
This class explores the politics of economic reform in Latin America. Topics addressed include: Dependency, Development, and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism; The Political Consequences of Market-Oriented Reform in Venezuela; ...
17.57J / 21H.467J Soviet Politics and Society, 1917-1991, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
At its greatest extent the former Soviet Union encompassed a geographical area that covered one-sixth of the Earth's landmass. It spanned 11 time zones and contained over 100 distinct nationalities, 22 of which numbered ...
17.03 Introduction to Political Thought, Spring 2004
(2004-06)
This course examines major texts in the history of political thought and the questions they raise about the design of the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular ...
11.016J / 4.211J The City, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Examines the evolving structure of cities, the dynamic processes that shape them, and the significance of a city's history for its future development. Develops the ability to read urban form as an interplay of natural ...