HIS 3705 - 100,000 Years of War

Credits: 3

Description: This course uses a broad comparative framework to introduce students to the economic, intellectual, political, and cultural impact that warfare has had from prehistory to modern times. One of every 150 people die violently in the world today. One of every 100 people died in this fashion a century ago, and one of every fifty people approximately 1,000 years ago. An astonishing one out of ten people died violently 10,000 years ago. Students will explore this contingent shift away from violence over time.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HIS.

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I, Global Diversity

Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3650