Northern Arizona University Spring 2001
Sanjam Ahluwalia
Office: LA 232 Class Meetings: MWF 11.30-12.20
Phone # : 3-8709 Teaching Assistant: Matthew Thomas
Office Hours: MWF 12.30-1.30 Course Prerequisites: None
E-mail: Sanjam.Ahluwalia@nau.edu
HIS 102: The Making of the Modern World
IMPORTANT:
Please look at the "Northern Arizona University Policy Statements" and
the "Classroom Management Statement" at the back of this documentbefore
reading the syllabus.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course
traces the evolution of the world from a constellation of relatively isolated
regions in 1500 to global interdependence of the present-day. The emphasis
in the course will be on tracing the emergence of the interdependence between
world regions--an interaction that was stimulated by the European invasions
and colonizations and sustained by the contributions of the non-western
regions. Together these forces shaped the modern world. In analyzing and
understanding global histories as inter-connected, we will pay close attention
to the social, cultural, political, economic, demographic, and ecological
implications of this history. Class
lectures and readings will stress upon issues of diversity, power imbalances,
and the interactive workings of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and national
variables. Though primarily a
course in global history, it will draw upon materials and pedagogical approaches
from other disciplines, such as feminist studies, anthropology, literature,
political science, and art.
THEMATIC
FOCI:
The readings and class lectures will emphasize the importance of valuing
diversity of human experiences. Students will be urged to pay close attention
to how variables of gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion, community,
and nation shaped historical understandings in different parts of the globe.
We will pay close attention to technological developments and their varied
impact in history, and again our focus will be to map how technology impacted
different social groups and societies in the past. Looking at global interactions
across time and space, this course will also examine how environmental
consciousness shaped human interactions with their natural world.
DISTRIBUTION
BLOCK: Cultural
Understanding.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Critical Reading and Thinking, Ethical Reasoning, Effective Writing, and Oral Communication.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
The course will promote understanding of different cultures as they have
developed in global, political, social, cultural, economic, and environmental
contexts. It will provide the opportunity for students to study historical
development of local and regional societies, and to cross disciplinary
and geographical boundaries to appreciate an increasingly interdependent
and multi-cultural world. This pedagogical approach will emphasize the
interconnectedness and uniqueness of all peoples. It will elucidate the
contributions of culturally diverse groups to the formation of the modern
world, while highlighting their achievements. The course's potential is
exemplary for instilling the skills and values of world citizenship and
for relating to people different from oneself.
COURSE
STRUCTURE:
This is the second course in a two semester sequence on World History at
NAU. These courses are intended to be large surveys that break down into
smaller discussion sections through the strategic use of teaching assistants.
Both courses also build upon common themes of (1) the globalization process;
and (2) cultural change . The general format of the course will be: interactive
lectures, audio-visual materials, intensive reading and writing, and small
group discussions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
You are expected to engage with weekly readings carefully and critically and participate actively in class discussions, 15% of your course grade will depend upon class discussion of various films and readings. This class will also require use of internet resources.
Informal Writing: You will be expected to write short critical responses to works of fiction, primary documents, and films.
Map Quiz: There will be 2 map quizzes in class, you will be asked to identify specific places on an outline map from a list of places handed out in class ahead of time.
Mid-Term Exam: There will be an in-class mid-term exam. The format of which will be discussed in class.
Final Exam: In-class final exam will consist
of essay questions drawn from a list handed out in class two weeks prior
to the exam.
COURSE GRADES
Grades for the course will be calculated in the following way:
Class Discussion 15%; Informal writing
25%; Map Quiz 15%; Mid-term Exam 20%; Final Exam 25%.
TOTAL FOR COURSE 100%
The grading scale for the course will be as follows:
90%+ = A;
80 - 89%= B;
70-79%= C;
60-69%= D;
below 60%= F.
ASSIGNED TEXTS:
Howard Spodek, The
World's History: Volume II-Since 1100. (REQUIRED)
Raymond Hylton, Documents
Set: The World History: Volume II. (REQUIRED)
Olaudah Equiano, The
Interesting Narrative and other Writings. (REQUIRED)
Gerald A. Danzer, World History: An Atlas and Study Guide. (RECOMMENDED)
A set of REQUIRED readings available on
the World Wide Web (WWW).
If necessary I may put REQUIRED or other RECOMMENDED readings on reserve at the Cline
library.
COURSE POLICIES
ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
ARE DUE IN CLASS.
PLEASE
NOTE: I do not give extensions, incompletes, or make-up exams, except
in cases allowed for by University Policy.
Plagiarism or other
forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any of the assignments,
and will result in failing the course. Please consult the section on "Academic
Integrity" in the NAU
Policy Statements appended to this syllabus for further details. IT
IS THE STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITY TO FAMILIARIZE HERSELF/HIMSELF WITH THESE
MATTERS AS DEFINED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY
While I will not
take regular roll, frequent and repeated absence and/or lack of punctuality
could effect your grade. As pointed out above
15% of your class grade will depend on participation in the various class
discussions assigned in the syllabus.
Whatever your reasons for arriving late or missing a class, it is YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY to arrange to meet or call a classmate and find out
what happened in that class.
COURSE
SCHEDULE: SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION
January 17: Introduction.
January 19: Why World History? Dominant themes to be covered in the course. Start readingThe Interesting Narrative.
Reading: Spodek, "Introduction,"
PP: 1-16.
January 22-24: Changing World in 1500: Trade, Politics, and Society.
January 22: Class Lecture.
January 24: Class Discussion of primary documents.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 12: Channels of Communication," PP: 372-408.
Documents
Set, "Chapter 12," PP: 205-218.
January 29: Trade Routes and World Trade-1500-1776.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter
13: The Unification of World Trade," PP: 409-443.
January 31 & February 2: Demography and Migration-1500-1770s.
January 31: Class Lecture.
February 2: Class Discussion of Primary documents and Chapter. First In class Map Quiz.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 14: Demography and Migration," PP: 444-474.
Documents
Set, PP 244-246; 250-254.
February 5: Class Discussion
of The Interesting Narrative.
February 7-14: Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas: 1688-1850.
February 7: English Revolution --1688.
February 9:American Revolution -- 1775-1783.
February 12: French Revolution -- 1789-1799.
February 14: Revolt in Haiti -- 1791.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 15: Western Revolutions and their Export," PP: 478-507.
Documents
Set, PP 255-264.
FEBRUARY
12: PAPER DUE ON INTERESTING
NARRATIVE.
February 16: MID-TERM
EXAM!! PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!
February: 19-21 End of Colonialism in Latin America
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 15," PP: 509-516.
Documents
Set, PP. 264-268
February: 23 Comparative
analysis and importance of the revolutions - Class Discussion.
February 26-28: Industrial Revolution-1740-1914.
February 26: Britain and Europe.
February 28: Impact on the world outside Europe: India, China and Africa.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 16: The Industrial Revolution," PP: 517-556.
Documents Set, PP: 278-286.
Marx, Communist Manifesto. Available on line.
Please make a print out
from the following site:http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/Archive/1848-CM/
March 2- Class discussion
of Communist Manifesto.
March 5-9: SPRING BREAK!!
March 12: PAPER DUE
ONCommunist
Manifesto.
March 12-16: Social Revolutions - 1830-1914
March 12: Gender Politics.
March 14-16: Film Doll House.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 17: Social Revolutions," PP: 557-575.
Documents
Set, Chapter 17, PP 288-291, 306-311.
March 16-19: Class
discussion of Doll House
, Second Map Quiz.
March 21: Politics of Nationalisms - 1830-1914.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter
17: Social Revolutions," PP: 575-593.
March 23-30: Technologies of Destruction: 1914-2000.
March 23: World War I.
March 26: World War II.
March 28-30: Film and discussion.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter
18: Technologies of Mass Production and Destruction," PP: 594-639; Documents
Set, PP: 312-325.
April 2-9 Russia and Japan 1914-2000.
April 2-4: Russia.
April 4-9: Japan.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 19: Soviet Union and Japan," PP 640-676.
Documents
Set, PP: 339-349; 354-362.
April 11-18: India and China 1914-2000.
April 11: India.
April 13 & 16: China.
April 18: Class Discussion-Gandhi and Mao.
Readings: Spodek "Chapter 20: China and India," PP 677-712.
Documents Set, PP: 363-386.
M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj. Available on Line.
Please make a print out from the following site:
http://www.swaraj.org/mkgandhiswaraj.htm
April 20-23: Latin America 1870s-2000.
April 20& 23: Latin America.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 23: Latin America," PP: 774-804.
Documents
Set, 432-435; 437-458.
April 25-27: Arab World and Africa 1870s-2000.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 21: The Middle East and North Africa," PP: 713-15; 720-721; 727-740; Spodek," Chapter 22: Sub-Saharan Africa," PP: 741-773.
Documents
Set, PP: 387-392; 401-410; 423-431.
April 30: Global Environment.
Readings to be announced.
May 2: Global People's Movements.
Readings to be announced.
May
4: FINAL EXAM REVIEW!
May 9: 10.00- 12.00 PM. FINAL EXAM - PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!!