Junior History Tutorial: Postimperial History, 1945-1990
CSS 340
Spring 2015
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| Certificates: International Relations, Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
This tutorial will survey selected themes and subjects in the postwar history of former European colonies and imperial possessions, focusing specifically on the process of decolonization and nation building in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The tutorial will consider the legacy of imperialism, the development of nationalism and independence movements, and the challenges posed to newly independent states in the context of the Cold War. It will also analyze the problems of trade relations with the West and the challenge of sustained economic development. The tutorial aims to compliment the sophomore history tutorial (CSS240) by building on its methods and foundations to broaden the horizon to consider the process of modernization in a non-European setting. Throughout, we will be testing the possibilities and limits of postcolonial theory as a tool for analyzing the postwar history of modern Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and former Indochina. The tutorial aims to impart a basic understanding of the postwar history of former European colonies and to develop some of the skills needed to write longer research papers. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - 3rd Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Chinua Achebe, THINGS FALL APART (New York: Anchor, 1994). ISBN-13: 978-0385474542 (or any other edition)
Robert Bates, PROSPERITY AND VIOLENCE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT (New York and London: Norton, 2001). ISBN-13: 978-0393933833
Frederick Cooper, AFRICA SINCE 1940: THE PAST OF THE PRESENT (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002). ISBN-13: 978-0521776004
David S. Landes, THE WEALTH AND POVERTY OF NATIONS: WHY SOME ARE SO RICH AND SOME SO POOR (New York: Norton, 1999). ISBN-13: 978-0393318883
Andrew X. Pham, THE EAVES OF HEAVEN: A LIFE IN THREE WARS (New York: Harmony, 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0307381217
Salman Rushdie, MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN: A NOVEL (New York: Penguin, 1980). ISBN-13: 978-0812976533 (or any other edition)
Tayeb Salih, SEASON OF MIGRATION TO THE NORTH, trans. Laila Lalami (New York: NYRB, 2009 [1969]). ISBN-13: 978-1590173022 (or any other edition)
A packet of readings available as PDF files under "Course Documents" from the course Moodle page, or as a bound course packet from PIP Printing (see below). Please be sure to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Open to CSS Juniors Only |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC422; |
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 - 4th Quarter |
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): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC422; |
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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