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Angeliki E. Laiou, the Oaks professor of Byzantine history, objected to “The United States and the World” requirement...
...Laiou said the name “suggests that either the United States is not really a part of the world or, alternatively, that they are two entities of equal importance...
...Zeus: fully formed, fully armed, with no past to remember, forget, or learn from. History is only as deep as the 19th century. Historical Study B-11, unfortunately, is the only course mentioned in the appropriate segment of the Report that deals with the pre-modern period. ANGELIKI E. LAIOU Cambridge, Mass. October 10, 2006 The writer is Dumbarton Oaks professor of Byzantine history...
...Staged beast hunts” in the course description? Straight money. Among other antiquarian choices, Professor Christopher P. Jones’ History B-09, “The Christian Revolution” is well regarded (but not taught this year). Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History Angeliki E. Laiou will lecture on the Crusades in B-11. Guessing the Greek-bred Laiou’s least-favorite Crusade should be easy (hint: it’s probably the Fourth!).Early modern history offers the Historical Studies-B student a renaissance and a reformation, though neither is being offered this year...
...foreseeable future. A number of my colleagues are also happy to teach the course. Lack of professorial interest cannot be advanced as an argument for scrapping this course that provides undergraduates with both the chronological breadth and the continuity necessary if one is to understand historical development. ANGELIKI E. LAIOU Cambridge, Mass. March 10, 2006 The writer is Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History...