St. Mary’s
College of Maryland
Spring 2004 Dr. Linda Jones Hall MWF 10:40-11:50 Kent
Hall 213
Office:
204 Kent Hall Phone: 240-895-4434 or ext 4434
Office hours: 2:40-3:30 Mon and Wed: Other
times by appointment
email ljhall@smcm.edu
webpage http://www.smcm.edu/users/ljhall/ljhall.html
Course Themes
A
thematic and topical study of the political, social, economic, and cultural
developments that characterize the expansion of the West in the Modern era and
that contributed to its impact on the global community in the modern and
contemporary era. Representative topics
will be explored within a chronological format: tradition and transformation in
science, religion, education and economics, the growth of the nation-state, the
impact of overseas expansion, revolutions and ideologies that have shaped the
modern world, the establishment of Western hegemony, imperialism and its
aftermath, developments in science, technology, and the arts, and 20th century
wars and crises.
Course
Readings: Texts are available at the SMCM bookstore.
TEXT
= John P. MacKay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler, and Patricia Buckley Ebrey. A History of
World Societies: Vol. II: Since 1500. 6th editon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.
0-618-30197-6
ETEP
= Exploring the European Past. (Days of Shaking, Thirty Years War, Industrial Revolution,
Imperialism, World War I, Nationalism, Internationalism, and the Great War).
ISBN 0-759-30900-0
MACHIAVELLI
= Machiavelli. The
Prince. Edited and translated by David Wootton.
Indianapolis-Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1995. ISBN 0-87220-316-6
LUTHER
= Martin Luther. Christian Liberty. Edited by Harold J. Grimm. Philadelphia: Fortress Press,
1957. ISBN 0800601823.
MARX-ENGELS = Karl Marx and Frederich
Engels. The Communist Manifesto.
Reprint edition. Mass Market
Paperbacks, 1992. ISBN 0553214063.
FRANKL = Man’s Search for Meaning. Revised and updated edition. Mass Market
Paperback, 1998. ISBN 0671023373.
Recommended guide to writing papers
TURABIAN
= Kate Turabian. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses,
and Dissertations. Revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett. 6th
ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
ISBN 022816273
Course expectations: In every class meeting, the
usual format will be a presentation of historical background, followed by
student discussion of assigned readings. As
available, selected videos will be shown to acquaint students with the
geographical settings and the cultural expressions of a particular society
through art, material culture, literature, and religion. Read
assignments before class so that you
can fully understand the presentations and be prepared to discuss the topic of
the day. The different methods of reading and analyzing primary sources,
secondary sources and textbooks will be utilized.
Timeliness and attendance: Attendance and class
participation are very important and will be considered in the final grade. The
College permits two absences; deductions will be made for others which are not
excused. Papers and other assignments
must be turned in on the due dates; 10% of the grade for the assignment
will be deducted per business day that the assignment is late, unless the
student has a documented reason for lateness, such as illness, death in the
family, or other major problem.
Written exercises are responses to reading
assignments and should be about one page each.
1) Machiavelli
2) Luther
3)
ETEP, Days of Shaking
4)
ETEP, Thirty Years War
5)
ETEP, Industrial Revolution
6)
Marx
7)
ETEP, Imperialism
8)
ETEP, World War I
9)
ETEP, Nationalism, Internationalism, and the Great War
10) Frankl
Exams will give the student the opportunity to
demonstrate mastery of broader themes from the course readings and lectures,
and these will last about one hour. The mid-term exam and the final exam will
include short answer questions and essay questions.
Two papers of 1000 words each are assigned (double-spaced
in a 12-point font). This is your opportunity to react intellectually to the
ideas presented in this course. You should ask a question and answer it from
the texts. I do not want an encyclopedic,
or synthetic paper. Your paper must be your own original work. You must use five primary source quotations
from our readings in each paper.
These must come from the
texts we use in this course. For quotes over 40 words, use block quote style
without quotation marks and without italics. Shorter quotes may be set in
quotation marks. Give the author, the title of the work, the translator, date
and place of publication, page number[s], and URL (if from an online
source).
Academic dishonesty is a very serious offense. See this link for a clear
statement: http://www.smcm.edu/academics/academserv/advisingmanual/appendix%20c.htm
Penalties can include, but are not limited to, a zero on the work in
question, an F in the course, and referral to the Office of the Provost. ALL
sources which you use (books, articles, internet) must be cited properly.
Evaluation points
10 written exercises worth 20 points each = 200 points
2 tests and 1 final exam at 150 points each = 450 points
2 papers at 150 points each = 300 points
Participation, attendance, and timeliness =
50 points
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1000 points
Week 1
Introduction to the world from
1450 to 1550
Wed. Jan 21 Introduction TEXT xxv-xl and timeline charts at end of
book
Fri. Jan 23 From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance- power politics
MACHIAVELLI - all
Week 2 From
the Middle Ages to the
Reformation -Religious ideologies
Mon.
Jan 26 Reformation
leaders and the political impact
Wed. Jan 28 Political
implications, printing press, and peasants LUTHER - all
Fri. Jan 30 Overseas Expansion TEXT, Ch.
16, 499-535
Week 3 Western Europe- France, Spain, England, and
the Netherlands
Mon
Feb 2 “Absolutism in France and Spain”
TEXT, Ch. 17, 537-547, 566-567
Wed Feb 4 “Constitutionalism in
England and the Netherlands”
TEXT, Ch. 17, 558-564, 568
Fri. Feb 6 ETEP “Days of
Shaking”
Week 4 Eastern
Europe- Austria, Prussia,
and Russia
Mon.
Feb 9
TEXT, Ch. 17,
547-558
Wed. Feb 11 ETEP “Thirty Years War”
Fri. Feb 13 Scientific Revolution TEXT, Ch.
18, 571-577
Week 5 Other
ways of seeing the world
Mon
Feb 16
The Enlightenment, TEXT, Ch. 18, 577-595
Wed Feb 18 Review and
discussion
Fri. Feb 20 FIRST
TEST (covers material to date)
Week 6 Africa, Asia, and
Islam
Mon
Feb 23
Africa and the World, 1400-1800 TEXT, Ch 19,
596-625
Wed Feb 25 Film on Suleiman the Magnificent
Fri. 27 West and South Asia; Islamic World Powers 1400-1800
TEXT, Ch. 20, 626-659
Week 7 South and East Asia
Mon
Mar 1, Iran and India, TEXT, Ch. 20, 626-659
Wed Mar 3 FIRST PAPER DUE,
East
Asia, 1400-1800 (China) TEXT, Ch. 21,
660-681, 694-695
Fri. Mar 5 East Asia,
1400-1800 (Japan) TEXT, Ch. 21, 682-693, 696
Week 8 Revolutions
in Europe
Mon.
Mar 8 Revolution in Western Politics TEXT, Ch. 22, 698-728
Wed Mar 10 Revolutions in energy and industry TEXT, Ch. 23, 730-759
Fri. Mar 12 Ideologies and upheavals TEXT, Ch. 24, 760-791
Spring Break
March 13-21
Week 9 The implications of class and capital
Mon.
Mar 22 ETEP “The Industrial Revolution”
Wed Mar 24 MARX-ENGELS - all
Fri. Mar
26 Discussion of MARX-ENGELS
Week 10 Europe
and the wider world
Mon
Mar 29
European Life TEXT, Ch. 25, 792-823
Wed Mar 31 Review and
discussion
Fri Apr 2 SECOND TEST
(covers material since first test)
Week 11 Imperialism and its effects
Mon Apr 5 Africa and West Asia 1800-1914 TEXT, Ch. 26, 824-859
Wed Apr 7 ETEP “Imperialism in Africa”
Fri. Apr 9 Asia
1800-1914TEXT, Ch. 27,860-887
Week 12
The
Great Break and World War I
Mon
Apr 12 The Great Break: WWI TEXT, Ch. 29, 934-950,
964-965
Wed Apr 14 Nov 21 ETEP “World War I”
Fri. Apr16 The Russian Revolution Ch. 29, 950-963;
ETEP “Nationalism,
Internationalism, and the Great War”
Week 13
Decades of Change
Mon Apr 19 Western Hemisphere and Australia, TEXT, Ch 28, 888-931, SECOND
PAPER DUE
Wed Apr 21 Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939 TEXT, Ch. 30,
966-997
Fri Apr 23 The Age of Anxiety TEXT Ch. 31, 998-1023
Week 14, World War II and
the Holocaust
Mon
Apr 26 WWII and the dictators TEXT,
Ch. 32, 1024-1057
Wed Apr 28 FRANKL 21-115
Fri Apr 30Final discussion
Weeks 15-16
Mon-Tues,
May 3-4, SMP Presentations
Wed,
May 5, Reading day
Exams,
May 6-11
Exam scheduled for Monday May 10,
2:00-4:15 pm in regular classroom
Emphasis
on material since midterm exam