In other words, I want to do a regular, non-AJAX request, but using Javascript. I'm researching this because I have to enable the back button in my site.
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Huh? There is no "alternative". XMLHttpRequest is the only way of doing an HTTP request inside the page to my knowledge. If you want a synchronous request then do async:false.
You can do location.href, history.pushState or window.open but those aren't the same. You can also use jQuery bbq if you want back/forward.