http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:20 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:20 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=554842 This course surveys the social science literature on civil war. It studies the origins of civil war, discusses variables affecting duration, and examines termination of conflict. This subject is highly interdisciplinary and covers a wide variety of cases, although with concentration on various Balkan civil wars. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620137 This course traces out a comparative history of New World societies from 1400 to 1750, exploring European exploration and colonization as well as the culture of native peoples of the Americas. By the end of the course, the student will understand how the New World evolved from fledgling settlements into profitable European colonies and how New World societies were highly varied polities. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (History 321) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=344994 "This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620136 This course will focus on the wars and military conflicts that have shaped the social, political, and economic development of the United States from the colonial era through the present. The student will learn how these conflicts have led to significant changes in America social and political life during this 300-year period. By the end of the course, the student will understand how three centuries of warfare have reshaped America's relationship with the world and altered American society in unexpected ways. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (History 313) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=431793 War Studies Primer (http://www.warstudiesprimer.org) is an introductory course on the study of war and military history.Its purpose is to provide an introduction, or primer, to the study of war.War Studies Primer is presented as a lecture curriculum at the university level. It is a free course that consists of 28 lectures and over 1,400 slides and is updated on a yearly basis.War Studies Primer is licensed for your use and reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.Discussion regarding War Studies Primer may be found on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/War-Studies-Primer-A-course-on-the-study-of-war-and-military-history/170367323629 - become a Fan and join in! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=665674 This is a free online course offered by Harvard University.״The course World War and Society in the Twentieth Century: World War II is a thematic exploration of the war and its time through feature films, primary sources, and scholarly interpretations.It seeks to provide a means for analyzing and evaluating what one reads or sees about World War II in terms of historical accuracy and for gaining a broader understanding of different perspectives. Themes include the impact of war on soldiers and civilians, on the home front, women in war, the Japanese and German viewpoints, and postwar issues. Films include Mrs. Miniver, The Pianist, The Winter War, So Proudly We Hail, Taking Sides, The Hiding Place, and The Cranes Are Flying.The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Historical Study B-54, which was offered as HIST E-1890, an online course at Harvard Extension School.Watch the lectures as streaming video or audio. Each lecture is 50 minutes.״