Sophomore History Tutorial: The Emergence of Modern Europe
CSS 240
Spring 2014
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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 - 2nd Trimester |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Fitzpatrick, Sheila. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0192802046
2. Furet, François. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1770-1814. Translated by Antonia Nevil. Oxford: Blackwell, 1988. ISBN: 0631202994
3. Hobsbawm, E.J. THE AGE OF EMPIRE, 1875-1914. New York: Vintage, 1989. ISBN: 0679721754
4. Howard, Michael. THE FIRST WORLD WAR. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002). ISBN: 0192804456
5. Joll, James, THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 2nd ed. London and New York: Longman, 1992. ISBN: 0582089204
6. Kershaw, Ian. Hitler. PROFILES IN POWER. Harlow and New York: Longman, 1991. ISBN: 0582437563
7. 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
8. Laqueur, Walter. EUROPE IN OUR TIME: A HISTORY, 1945-1992. New York: Viking, 1992. ISBN: 0140139699
9. Overy, R. J. THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 2d ed. London and New York: Longman, 1998. ISBN: 0582290856
10. Sperber, Jonathan. THE EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONS, 1848-1851. 2d ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0521547792
11. de Tocqueville, Alexis. THE OLD RÉGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1983. ISBN: 0385092601
12. A series of readings available as PDF files under "Course Documents" from the course Moodle page or as a course packet from PIP Printing (see below). These readings are flagged by "Moodle" in the tutorial schedule below. Please be sure to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
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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 approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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| SECTION 02 - 3rd Trimester |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC411; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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