Sophomore History Tutorial: The Emergence of Modern Europe
CSS 240
Fall 2013
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| Certificates: International Relations |
This tutorial sequence analyzes the formation of modern European society from the late 18th to the last quarter of the 20th century. Most attention will be placed on Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, as these countries were shaped by, and responded to, demographic, economic, social, political, and intellectual forces that led to revolutions, political and social reforms, new modes of production, changes in social hierarchies, and new forms of warfare. Much attention will be placed on the social and political consequences of the French Revolution and industrialization, but empire, the origins and consequences of the two world wars (including the Russian revolution and the rise and defeat of Nazism) will also come under extensive discussion, as will the creation of a more stable and prosperous postwar European order. Europe's links to Africa, Asia, and the Americas will be discussed in the context of imperialism and the two world wars. In addition to developing knowledge of the most important processes that have shaped the modern world, this tutorial seeks to foster a critical awareness of the varieties of historical narrative, the skills needed to interpret historical primary sources, and the possibilities and limits of history as a tool of social investigation. |
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| Credit: 1.5 |
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 - 1st Trimester |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Fitzpatrick, Sheila. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0192802046
Furet, François. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1770-1814. Translated by Antonia Nevil. Oxford: Blackwell, 1988. ISBN: 0631202994
Hobsbawm, E.J. THE AGE OF EMPIRE, 1875-1914. New York: Vintage, 1989. ISBN: 0679721754
Howard, Michael. THE FIRST WORLD WAR. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002). ISBN: 0192804456
Joll, James, THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 2nd ed. London and New York: Longman, 1992. ISBN: 0582089204
Kershaw, Ian. Hitler. PROFILES IN POWER. Harlow and New York: Longman, 1991. ISBN: 0582437563
Landes, David S. THE UNBOUND PROMETHEUS: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN EUROPE FROM 1750 TO THE PRESENT, 2d ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 052153402X
Laqueur, Walter. EUROPE IN OUR TIME: A HISTORY, 1945-1992. New York: Viking, 1992. ISBN: 0140139699
Overy, R. J. THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 2d ed. London and New York: Longman, 1998. ISBN: 0582290856
Sperber, Jonathan. THE EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONS, 1848-1851. 2d ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0521547792
de Tocqueville, Alexis. THE OLD RÉGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1983. ISBN: 0385092601
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly papers due at the beginning of each class meeting |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC411; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | 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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