History 1C Syllabus
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Western Civilization, ca. 1715 to the Present (Fall 2007) T, Th 3:30 – 4:45 p.m., Haines 39 Instructor: K. Pangburn ([email protected]) Office Hours: M 121 p.m. and Th 23 p.m., Bunche 5240 or by appointment This course explores the history of the Western world from 1715 to the present. Topics to be examined include the Enlightenment, the impact of the French Revolution, industrialization, 19 th and 20 th century political ideologies and their consequences, nationbuilding, imperialism, global war, and challenges to Western hegemony in the 20 th century. While the course proceeds chronologically, lectures will stress broader, interconnected themes focusing on the development of modern western society and culture. Teaching Assistants: Lauren Acker ([email protected]) – Sections G, M Brittany Adams ([email protected]) – Sections F, Q Brad Fidler ([email protected]) – Sections I, L Kelly Kolar ([email protected]) – Sections A, N Jennifer Ng ([email protected]) – Sections B, J Joseph Sanzo ([email protected]) – Sections H, K Jack Traylor ([email protected]) – Sections C, O Leslie Waters ([email protected]) – Sections E, R Course Requirements: Paper 20% Midterm exam 20% Section grade 25% Final exam 35% ** The section grade is based on your attendance in section, your level of participation, and your performance on any homework assignments/quizzes. More than two absences from section will result in a failing grade for the section component. ** Exams are comprehensive. They will cover materials from class lectures, section discussions, and all required readings. NO MAKEUPS WITHOUT PROOF OF HOSPITAL ADMISSION. ** The paper will consist of 56 typed, doublespaced pages. Topics will be handed out in advance. ** All written work must be completed in order to pass the course.
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Western Civilization, ca. 1715 to the Present (Fall 2007)
T, Th 3:30 – 4:45 p.m., Haines 39
Instructor: K. Pangburn ([email protected]) Office Hours: M 12-‐1 p.m. and Th 2-‐3 p.m., Bunche 5240 or by appointment
This course explores the history of the Western world from 1715 to the present. Topics to be examined include the Enlightenment, the impact of the French Revolution, industrialization, 19th-‐ and 20th-‐century political ideologies and their consequences, nation-‐building, imperialism, global war, and challenges to Western hegemony in the 20th century. While the course proceeds chronologically, lectures will stress broader, interconnected themes focusing on the development of modern western society and culture.
Teaching Assistants:
Lauren Acker ([email protected]) – Sections G, M Brittany Adams ([email protected]) – Sections F, Q Brad Fidler ([email protected]) – Sections I, L Kelly Kolar ([email protected]) – Sections A, N Jennifer Ng ([email protected]) – Sections B, J Joseph Sanzo ([email protected]) – Sections H, K Jack Traylor ([email protected]) – Sections C, O Leslie Waters ([email protected]) – Sections E, R
Course Requirements:
Paper 20% Midterm exam 20% Section grade 25% Final exam 35%
** The section grade is based on your attendance in section, your level of participation,
and your performance on any homework assignments/quizzes. More than two absences from section will result in a failing grade for the section component.
** Exams are comprehensive. They will cover materials from class lectures, section
discussions, and all required readings. NO MAKE-‐UPS WITHOUT PROOF OF HOSPITAL ADMISSION.
** The paper will consist of 5-‐6 typed, double-‐spaced pages. Topics will be handed out in advance.
** All written work must be completed in order to pass the course.
2 Required Reading:
Lynn Hunt, et al, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, vol. II (2nd ed.) Mark Kishlansky, ed. Sources of the West, vol. II (6th ed.) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (Bedford edition) Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart Christopher Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Battalion 101
All readings are available at the UCLA Bookstore and on reserve at Powell Library. Lecture and Reading Schedule:
Thurs., Sept. 27: Introduction: Europe circa 1715
WEEK ONE -‐ Hunt, Chs 18-‐19; Kishlansky, pp. 33-‐36, 60-‐63, 74-‐85, 98-‐103 Tues., Oct. 2: The Eighteenth Century Turning-‐Point Thurs., Oct. 4: The Enlightenment
WEEK TWO -‐ Hunt, Chs 20-‐21 up to p. 805; Kishlansky, pp. 104-‐117
Tues., Oct. 9: The French Revolution Thurs., Oct. 11: Napoleon
WEEK THREE -‐ Hunt, Finish Ch 21, Ch 22; Kishlansky, pp. 129-‐138, 167-‐170; Marx and
Engels, The Communist Manifesto, pp. 61-‐96
Tues., Oct. 16: Industrialization and Urbanization Thurs., Oct. 18: Restoration, Revolution and Reform
WEEK FOUR -‐ Hunt, Chs 23-‐24; Kishlansky, pp. 182-‐187, 219-‐224, 231-‐232; Achebe,
Things Fall Apart
Tues., Oct. 23: The New Nation-‐States Thurs., Oct. 25: The Age of Imperialism
WEEK FIVE -‐ Hunt, Ch 25; Kishlansky, pp. 196-‐212
Tues., Oct. 30: MIDTERM EXAM Thurs., Nov. 1: The Fin-‐de-‐Siècle and the Coming of World War I
3 WEEK SIX -‐ Hunt, Ch 26; Kishlansky, pp. 241-‐260
Tues., Nov. 6: World War I and Its Aftermath Thurs., Nov. 8: The Russian Revolution
WEEK SEVEN -‐ Hunt, Ch 27 up to p. 1077; Kishlansky, pp. 264-‐272
Tues., Nov. 13: The Rise of Fascism Thurs., Nov. 15: Excursus -‐ Fascist Politics and Film
WEEK EIGHT -‐ Hunt, Finish Ch 27; Kishlansky, pp. 272-‐284; Browning, Ordinary Men
Tues., Nov. 20: World War II Thurs., Nov. 22: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
WEEK NINE -‐ Hunt, Ch 28; Kishlansky, pp. 290-‐310, 324-‐327
Tues., Nov. 27: The Holocaust Thurs., Nov. 29: Post-‐War Reconstruction and the Cold War
WEEK TEN -‐ Hunt, Chs 29-‐30; Kishlansky, pp. 311-‐323, 328-‐347
Tues., Dec. 4: Decolonization and Cold War Battles Thurs., Dec. 6: End of the Cold War / A New World Order?
FINAL EXAM: Friday, December 14th from 3:00 – 6:00 PM, Haines 39
