LOL!!! I have to admit that I only took one course in U.S. History, because I knew that I would be reading it myself. It was a small seminar led by a wonderful history prof (at UNC) on the Spanish American War and Pres. McKinley. There was no such thing as a World History at the time (early 1970's), so I cobbled my own together. It meant…
LOL!!! I have to admit that I only took one course in U.S. History, because I knew that I would be reading it myself. It was a small seminar led by a wonderful history prof (at UNC) on the Spanish American War and Pres. McKinley. There was no such thing as a World History at the time (early 1970's), so I cobbled my own together. It meant taking a class in Buddhism (for China) + studying Chinese; it meant studying British Imperialism for India; it meant geography for Africa; plus four Russian history classes + studying Russian. I took all of the "usual" (fabulous profs) three courses on European history. Then another on the Industrial Revolution in England, and what turned out, shockingly (because I hated Science at that time), to be a favorite: the History of Science, a one-year course. Now, happily, their is a World History major at UNC. YAY!
LOL!!! I have to admit that I only took one course in U.S. History, because I knew that I would be reading it myself. It was a small seminar led by a wonderful history prof (at UNC) on the Spanish American War and Pres. McKinley. There was no such thing as a World History at the time (early 1970's), so I cobbled my own together. It meant taking a class in Buddhism (for China) + studying Chinese; it meant studying British Imperialism for India; it meant geography for Africa; plus four Russian history classes + studying Russian. I took all of the "usual" (fabulous profs) three courses on European history. Then another on the Industrial Revolution in England, and what turned out, shockingly (because I hated Science at that time), to be a favorite: the History of Science, a one-year course. Now, happily, their is a World History major at UNC. YAY!
Happily, there's a lot more good stuff now being taught!
That's so important!