Sophomore History Tutorial: The Emergence of Modern Europe
CSS 240
Spring 2021
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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
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1.Bayly, C. A. The Birth of the Modern World 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons. Malden, Mass: Blackwell, 2004.ISBN-13: 978-0631236160
2.Fitzpatrick,Sheila. The Russian Revolution. 4thed. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-0199237678
3.Furet, François. The French Revolution 1770-1814. Translated by Antonia Nevil. Oxfordand Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1996.ISBN: 978-0631202998
4.Hobsbawm,E.J.The Age of Empire, 1875-1914. New York: Vintage, 1989.ISBN: 978-0679721758
5.Timm, Annette& Joshua Sanborn, Gender, Sex & the Shaping of Modern Europe: A History. Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 1845203577
6.Howard,Michael.The First World War.A Very Short Introduction.Oxford andNew York: Oxford University Press, 2007). ISBN: 978-0199205592
7.Joll,James,and James Martell. The Origins of the First World War, 3rded. London and New York: Routledge, 2006.ISBN: 978-0582423794
8.Pedersen, Susan. The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire. Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN:0199730032
9.Kershaw,Ian.Hitler. Profiles in Power. London and New York: Routledge, 1991.ISBN: 978-0582437562
10.Landes,David S. The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present, 2d ed.Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress, 2003.ISBN: 978-0521534024
11.Overy,R. J. The Origins of the Second World War.4thed.London and New York: Routledge, 2017.ISBN: 978-1138963269
12.Chin,Rita.The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History. Princeton University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780691164627.
13.Judt, Tony. Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945(all). Penguin Books, 2006. ISBN:0143037757
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Examinations and Assignments:
: Weekly papers due at the beginning of each class meeting. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
: Course open to CSS Sophomores only. |
| Instructor(s): Tucker,Jennifer Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: ONLINE; |
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. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 - 3rd Trimester |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Tucker,Jennifer Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: ONLINE; |
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. |
| 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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