College of Arts and Sciences Department of History
Northern Arizona University Spring 2002
Instructor: Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia
Office: LA 232
Phone # : 3-8709
Office Hours: MW 12.45-2.00, and by appointment
E-mail: Sanjam.Ahluwalia@nau.edu
Class Meetings: LA: 200; MWF: 11.30-12.20
Teaching Assistant: Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Course Prerequisites: None
IMPORTANT: Please look at the "Northern Arizona University Policy Statements" and the "Classroom Management Statement" at the back of this document before 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 lectures, reading materials, primary documents, films, and assignments, while delineating the role of western Europe, will focus on the contributions of the non-western regions to the forging of the modern age. The emphasis in the course will be on the interdependence of the world regions--an interaction that was stimulated by the European invasions and colonizations. 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, 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 the 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 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%; and 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)
Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas. (REQUIRED)
A set of REQUIRED and RECOMMENDED 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 14: Introduction.
January 16: Why World History? Dominant themes to be covered in the course.
Reading: Spodek, "Introduction," PP: 1-16.
January 18-25 Changing World in 1500: Trade, Politics, and Society.
January 18: Class Lecture.
January 21: Martin Luther King's Birthday-NO CLASS !!
January 23: Class lecture.
January 25: Class discussion of primary documents.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 12: Channels of Communication," PP: 372-408 and "Chapter 13: The Unification of World Trade," PP: 409-443; Documents Set, "Chapter 12," PP: 205-218.
January 28 & February 1: Demography and Migration-1500-1770s.
January 28: Class Lecture.
January 30: Class Discussion of Primary documents and Chapter. First In class Map Quiz.
Feburary 1: Film Faces of Slavery
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 14: Demography and Migration," PP: 444-474.
Documents Set, PP 244-246; 250-254.
February 4: MID-TERM EXAM!! PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!
February 6-18: Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas: 1688-1850.
February 6: Revolution and ideas
February 8: English Revolution--1688.
February 11:American Revolution-- 1775-1783.
February 13: French Revolution-- 1789-1799.
February 15: Revolt in Haiti-- 1791.
February 18: Comparative analysis and importance of the revolutions-Class Discussion.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 15: Western Revolutions and their Export," PP: 478-507.
Documents Set, PP 255-264.
February:20-22 End of Colonialism in Latin America
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 15," PP: 509-516.
Documents Set, PP. 264-268
February 25- March 1: Industrial Revolution-1740-1914.
February 25: Britain and Europe.
February 27: 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 1- Class discussion of Communist Manifesto.
March 4-8: Social Revolutions- 1830-1914
March 4: Gender Politics.
March 6-8: Film Doll House.
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 17: Social Revolutions," PP: 557-575.
Documents Set, Chapter 17, PP 288-291, 306-311.
March 11-15: SPRING BREAK!!
March 18: PAPER DUE ON Communist Manifesto. Class discussion of Doll House , Second Map Quiz.
March 20: Politics of Nationalisms- 1830-1914.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 17: Social Revolutions," PP: 575-593.
March 22-27: Technologies of Destruction: 1914-2000.
March 22: World War I.
March 25: World War II.
March 27: Class discussion of Virginia Woolf
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 18: Technologies of Mass Production and Destruction," PP: 594-639; Documents Set, PP: 312-325, Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas.
March 29- April 5 Russia and Japan 1914-2000.
March 29-April 1: Russia.
April 3-5: Japan.
Readings, Spodek, Chapter 19: Soviet Union and Japan," PP 640-676.
Documents Set, PP: 339-349; 354-362.
April 8-17: India and China 1914-2000.
April 8-10: India.
April 12-15: China.
April 17: 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 19-22: Latin America 1870s-2000.
April 19 & 22: Latin America.
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 23: Latin America," PP: 774-804.
Documents Set, 432-435; 437-458.
April 19: PAPER DUE ON Three Guineas.
April 24-29: 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.
May 1: FINAL EXAM REVIEW!
May 8: 10.00- 12.00 PM. FINAL EXAM-PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!!