Sophomore History Tutorial: The Emergence of Modern Europe
CSS 240
Fall 2008
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01
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This sophomore tutorial surveys the breadth of European history from the French Revolution to the post-World War II era. Major themes include revolution, industrialization, empire, nation-building, and war. Emphasis is on primary sources and on classic secondary works. The history tutorial considers modern Europe in terms of diverse, often competing, types of history--for example, political, economic, military, social, intellectual, gender, and cultural history. This stress on historiography, the study of historical writing, helps students to assess the ebb and flow of modern European politics and culture and enables them to identify the impact of Europe on the rest of the world, during these centuries. Strong emphasis will be placed on developing students' reading, writing, and debating skills. Overall, the students in this tutorial will gain a solid historical grounding in modern Europe and will also acquire the particular analytical skills prized by historians. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 2 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jackson Spielvogel, WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1715, VOL. II (Minneapolis, St. Paul: West, 1991, 1994).
Lynn Hunt, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND CLASS IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984, 1986).
David Landes, THE UNBOUND PROMETHEUS (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969).
E.J. Hobsbawm, INDUSTRY AND EMPIRE (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1968).
Phyllis Deane, THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965).
E.P. Thompson, THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS, (New York: Vintage, 1966).
Paul Fussell, THE GREAT WAR AND MODERN MEMORY (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975).
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS: ORDINARY GERMANS AND THE HOLOCAUST (New York: Knopf, 1996).
Primo Levi, SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ (New York: Collier, 1958, 1961).
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly essays |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is required for all CSS majors. Open only to CSS sophomores. |
| Instructor(s): Miller,Cecilia Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC411; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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