Immigration & a Multicultural Europe, 1800-Present. 4

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This class analyzes migration and immigration in Europe as both a cause and consequence of wider historical change from the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s, through the upheaval of the World Wars, to the ethnic clashes of the 21st century. It will examine the engines of migration: the pull of employment, the push of poverty, the demands of terror and of war, the will of governments, and the choices of individuals. Further, it will consider how ethnicity, regionalism, nationalism, class, race and gender shaped the ability of immigrants to integrate into their new homes. Additionally, it will assess how the influx of new peoples reshaped the localities, regions and nations in which they arrived. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement (2019).