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• History of the World Since 1500 CE

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    Transformations in Europe, 1500-1750

    Richard Bulliet 01:16:06
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    The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa, 1530-1770

    Richard Bulliet 01:18:09
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    The Americas, The Atlantic, and Africa, 1530-1770 II

    Richard Bulliet 01:14:07
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    Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750

    Richard Bulliet 01:12:13
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    Early Modern Islamic Governance

    Richard Bulliet 01:17:30
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    Korea, Japan, and China in the Sixteenth Century

    Richard Bulliet 01:07:05
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    Northern Eurasia, 1500 -1800

    Richard Bulliet 01:15:25
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    Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World, 1750-1850 Part I

    Richard Bulliet 01:13:54
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    The Early Industrial Revolution, 1760-1851

    Richard Bulliet 01:13:31
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    Egypt and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th Century

    Richard Bulliet 01:15:12
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    British India

    Richard Bulliet 01:13:49
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    Nineteenth Century China

    Richard Bulliet 01:09:43
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    Africa in the Nineteenth Century

    Richard Bulliet 01:16:53
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    Nineteenth Century Isms

    Richard Bulliet 01:16:38
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    Velocity and Modernity

    Richard Bulliet 01:14:09
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    The Twentieth Century in History

    Richard Bulliet 01:13:38
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    Social Darwinism

    Richard Bulliet 01:16:19
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    Money and Decolonization

    Richard Bulliet 01:13:31
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    America and the Cold War

    Richard Bulliet 01:10:45
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    Human/Animal Relations

    Richard Bulliet 01:20:28
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    Concluding Reflections

    Richard Bulliet 01:07:06

• Holocaust in Film and Literature

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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (1 of 18)

    Todd Presner 00:53:37
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (2 of 18)

    Todd Presner 00:49:11
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (3 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:00:00
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (4 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:08:48
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (5 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:00:46
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (6 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:09:10
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (7 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:03:29
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (8 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:00:29
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (9 of 18)

    Todd Presner 00:56:31
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (10 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:05:47
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (11 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:00:56
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (12 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:07:22
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (13 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:02:56
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (14 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:11:24
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (15 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:03:22
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (16 of 18)

    Todd Presner 01:10:05
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (17 of 18)

    Todd Presner 00:57:53
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    Holocaust in Film and Literature, German 59 (18 of 18)

    Todd Presner 00:45:47

• Introduction to American Studies

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    American Studies 10AC: (1 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:26
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    American Studies 10AC: (2 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:39
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    American Studies 10AC: (3 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:19:45
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    American Studies 10AC: (4 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:28
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    American Studies 10AC: (5 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:49
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    American Studies 10AC: (6 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:16:50
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    American Studies 10AC: (7 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:17:28
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    American Studies 10AC: (8 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:17
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    American Studies 10AC: (9 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:03
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    American Studies 10AC: (10 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:19:38
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    American Studies 10AC: (11 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:14:18
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    American Studies 10AC: (12 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 00:58:26
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    American Studies 10AC: (13 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:16:32
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    American Studies 10AC: (14 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:13:29
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    American Studies 10AC: (15 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:20:04
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    American Studies 10AC: (16 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:10:31
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    American Studies 10AC: (17 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:09:53
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    American Studies 10AC: (18 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:16:39
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    American Studies 10AC: (19 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:19:54
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    American Studies 10AC: (20 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:10:15
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    American Studies 10AC: (21 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:08:42
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    American Studies 10AC: (22 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:04:57
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    American Studies 10AC: (23 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:10:41
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    American Studies 10AC - Student Presentation H: (24 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 00:30:51
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    American Studies 10AC: (25 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 01:10:00
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    American Studies 10AC: (26 of 26)

    Michael Cohen 00:31:54

• Introduction to Ancient Greek History

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    Introduction to Ancient Greek History

    Donald Kagan 00:33:03
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    The Dark Ages

    Donald Kagan 01:08:11
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    The Dark Ages (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:12:30
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    The Rise of the Polis

    Donald Kagan 01:08:01
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    The Rise of the Polis (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:06:43
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    The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny

    Donald Kagan 01:08:32
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    The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:09:32
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    Sparta

    Donald Kagan 01:15:09
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    Sparta (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:13:06
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    The Rise of Athens

    Donald Kagan 01:11:39
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    The Rise of Athens (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:13:01
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    The Persian Wars

    Donald Kagan 01:19:02
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    The Athenian Empire

    Donald Kagan 01:20:36
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    The Athenian Empire (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:15:01
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    Athenian Democracy

    Donald Kagan 01:09:34
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    Athenian Democracy (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:13:17
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    The Peloponnesian War, Part I

    Donald Kagan 01:14:18
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    The Peloponnesian War, Part I (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:19:49
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    The Peloponnesian War, Part II

    Donald Kagan 01:15:28
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    The Peloponnesian War, Part II (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:10:26
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    The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece

    Donald Kagan 01:10:39
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    The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece (cont.)

    Donald Kagan 01:14:35
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    The Twilight of the Polis

    Donald Kagan 01:11:04
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    The Twilight of the Polis (cont.) and Conclusion

    Donald Kagan 01:16:16

• Latin American Perspectives

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    LAST 3300 - Latin American Perspectives: Introduction

    Lois Zamora 01:18:20
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    LAST 3300 - Latin American Perspectives: Schesler

    Lois Zamora 01:02:01
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    LAST 3300 - Latin American Perspectives: Swank

    Lois Zamora 00:00:00
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    LAST 3300 - Latin American Perspectives: Brasilia

    Lois Zamora 01:25:16
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    LAST 3300 - Latin American Perspectives: John Hart

    Lois Zamora 01:00:37

• Modern Civilization from 1750 - Present

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    The French Revolution

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    The Enlightenment

    01:07:21
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    The French Revolution II

    01:02:40
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    19th Century Europe

    Lynn Hunt 01:07:19
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    Revolutionary Movements

    Lynn Hunt 01:09:33
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    Nationalism and Nation States

    Lynn Hunt 00:58:29
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    Imperiallism and Mass Politics

    Lynn Hunt 01:05:26
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    The Enlightenment II

    01:08:40
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    World War I

    Ivan J. Houston 01:00:22
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    Duel Power

    Lynn Hunt 01:12:51

• Nonviolence: From Gandhi to Martin Luther King

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    Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence I

    Michael Nagler 01:11:43
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    Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence II

    Michael Nagler 01:02:14
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    How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect I

    Michael Nagler 01:21:33
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    How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect II

    Michael Nagler 01:20:37
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    The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose I

    Michael Nagler 01:24:08
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    The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose II

    Michael Nagler 01:20:40
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    Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program I

    Michael Nagler 01:15:09
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    Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program II

    Michael Nagler 01:20:02
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    Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence I

    Michael Nagler 01:19:48
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    Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence II

    Michael Nagler 01:19:35
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    Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up I

    Michael Nagler 01:19:41
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    Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up II

    Michael Nagler 01:17:08
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    The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy I

    Michael Nagler 01:18:51
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    The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy II

    Michael Nagler 01:19:47
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    Nonviolence Midterm Review

    Michael Nagler 01:19:54
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    Nonviolence in the West: Judeo-Christian & Islamic Sources

    Michael Nagler 01:06:13
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    Medieval and Modern Nonviolence Christian Sects; the Society of Friends (Quakers) I

    Michael Nagler 01:16:12
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    Early Pacifism and Non Violence (low audio starting at 1hr 2minutes)

    Michael Nagler 01:19:08
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    The American Civil Rights Movement, I: Montgomery, Guest Lecture II

    Michael Nagler 01:17:54
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    King's Last Years I

    Michael Nagler 01:21:07
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    King's Last Years II

    Michael Nagler 01:17:22
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    The Wheel of Nonviolence; Gandhian Economics

    Michael Nagler 01:16:23
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    Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King I

    Michael Nagler 01:19:28
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    Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King II

    Michael Nagler 01:17:16
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    Nonviolence Course Review I

    Michael Nagler 01:17:50
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    Nonviolence Course Review II

    Michael Nagler 01:15:37

• Ten Images of Hell in the Twentieth Century

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• The American Revolution

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    Introduction: Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the Revolution

    Joanne Freeman 00:40:23
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    Being a British Colonist

    Joanne Freeman 00:39:30
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    Being a British American

    Joanne Freeman 00:40:15
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    "Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations

    Joanne Freeman 00:41:39
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    Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis

    Joanne Freeman 00:41:10
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    Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)

    Joanne Freeman 00:46:44
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    Being a Revolutionary

    Joanne Freeman 00:46:05
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    The Logic of Resistance

    Joanne Freeman 00:47:45
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    Who Were the Loyalists?

    Joanne Freeman 00:45:51
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    Common Sense

    Joanne Freeman 00:43:09
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    Independence

    Joanne Freeman 00:41:56
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    Civil War

    Joanne Freeman 00:43:30
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    Organizing a War

    Joanne Freeman 00:49:01
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    Heroes and Villains

    Joanne Freeman 00:48:59
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    Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New Haven

    Joanne Freeman 00:43:00
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    The Importance of George Washington

    Joanne Freeman 00:44:40
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    The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)

    Joanne Freeman 00:46:50
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    Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture

    Joanne Freeman 00:46:14
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    War and Society

    Joanne Freeman 00:43:20
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    Confederation

    Joanne Freeman 00:43:26
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    A Union Without Power

    Joanne Freeman 00:47:05
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    The Road to the Constitutional Convention

    Joanne Freeman 00:44:21
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    Creating a Constitution

    Joanne Freeman 00:46:00
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    Creating a Nation

    Joanne Freeman 00:40:56
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    Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution

    Joanne Freeman 00:41:19

• The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877

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    Introductions: Why Does the Civil War Era Have a Hold on American Historical Imagination?

    David W. Blight 00:43:07
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    Southern Society: Slavery, King Cotton, and Antebellum America's "Peculiar" Region

    David W. Blight 00:52:07
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    A Southern World View: the Old South and Proslavery Ideology

    David W. Blight 00:51:00
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    A Northern World View: Yankee Society, Antislavery Ideology, and the Abolition Movement

    David W. Blight 00:51:23
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    Telling a Free Story: Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in Myth and Reality

    David W. Blight 00:50:13
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    Expansion and Slavery: Legacies of the Mexican War and the Compromise of 1850

    David W. Blight 00:53:16
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    "A Hell of a Storm": The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party

    David W. Blight 00:47:54
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    Dred Scott, Bleeding Kansas, and the Impending Crisis of the Union

    David W. Blight 00:52:27
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    John Brown's Holy War: Terrorist or Heroic Revolutionary?

    David W. Blight 00:52:24
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    The Election of 1860 and the Secession Crisis

    David W. Blight 00:51:01
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    Slavery and State Rights, Economies and Ways of Life: What Caused the Civil War?

    David W. Blight 00:50:18
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    "And the War Came," 1861: The Sumter Crisis, Comparative Strategies

    David W. Blight 00:46:37
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    Terrible Swift Sword: The Period of Confederate Ascendency

    David W. Blight 00:52:53
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    Never Call Retreat: Military and Political Turning Points in 1863

    David W. Blight 00:50:28
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    Lincoln, Leadership, and Race: Emancipation as Policy

    David W. Blight 00:51:49
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    Days of Jubilee: The Meanings of Emancipation and Total War

    David W. Blight 00:48:40
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    Homefronts and Battlefronts: "Hard War" and the Social Impact of the Civil War

    David W. Blight 00:50:47
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    "War So Terrible": Why the Union Won and the Confederacy Lost

    David W. Blight 00:50:32
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    To Appomattox and Beyond: The End of the War and a Search for Meanings

    David W. Blight 00:51:12
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    Wartime Reconstruction: Imagining the Aftermath and a Second American Republic

    David W. Blight 00:48:35
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    Andrew Johnson and the Radicals: A Contest over the Meaning of Reconstruction

    David W. Blight 00:50:44
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    Constitutional Crisis and the Impeachment of a President

    David W. Blight 00:52:08
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    Black Reconstruction in the South: The Freedpeople and the Economics of Land and Labor

    David W. Blight 00:51:21
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    Retreat from Reconstruction: the Grant Era and Paths to "Southern Redemption"

    David W. Blight 00:50:03
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    The End of Reconstruction: Disputed Election of 1876, and the Compromise of 1877

    David W. Blight 00:52:20
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    Race and Reunion: the Civil War in American Memory

    David W. Blight 00:51:42
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    Legacies of the Civil War

    David W. Blight 00:49:16