National Geographic The Greeks: An Illustrated History
Diane Harris Cline authored this lavishly illustrated reference guide on the culture that brought us democracy, the Olympics, Socrates and Alexander the Great.
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Who We Are
With an unparalleled location in the nation's capital, award-winning faculty and access to some of the most important research repositories in the world, the GW Department of History offers an ideal platform from which to explore our past. Undergraduate and graduate students are exposed to a diversity of topics, from the Africa diaspora to the Cold War, from imperialism to urbanization, from the founding of Islam to Jewish history, from race relations to labor, law and politics. Students graduate with the knowledge and analytical tools necessary for success in a wide range of careers.
Where We Are
The Washington, D.C., area offers a front-row seat to history. Students are immersed in their surroundings through trips to museums, battlefields and historical sites including the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Jamestown Settlement, the Gettysburg Battlefield, the Society of the Cincinnati and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate.
Through the department's collaborative relationships with institutions throughout the region, students also have extraordinary access to historical documents at the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the National Security Archive and the Smithsonian Institution.
"Thanks to the History Department, I was able to learn fascinating subjects, conduct important research, conference with knowledgeable and attentive professors, and graduate feeling prepared for the future as a historian."
Max Skidelsky
BA '20
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Faculty Books
Dane Kennedy edited this collection of essays from leading historians that addresses why Britain's imperial past continues to generate such intense interest.
Before Anarchy: Hobbes and his Critics in Modern International Thought
Theo Christov examines how the “Hobbesian state of nature” and the “discourse of anarchy” came to be seen as virtually synonymous.
The Emotions of Justice: Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea
Jisoo Kim reveals a surprisingly complex picture of the Choson state (1392-1910).