Download History 1011—World History, 1500-present William Burns MTWR 10

History 1011—World History, 1500-present
William Burns
MTWR 10:00-11:30, Phillips 348
Office Hour 11:30-12:00 MTWR Phillips 304
[email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a course in world history from the Columbian era to the present. It focuses on interactions
between cultures and the creation of global structures and institutions rather than the internal
developments of individual societies. Class meetings are lecture and discussion. Grading midterm, final,
two 5 page papers,and attendance/participation, 20% each.
As a result of completing this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the basic processes underlying human development in the last 500 years
2. See the roots of current issues in past history
3. Understand how texts are read historically
July 7 Introduction to Class/The World in 1492
July 8 The Beginnings of European Expansion
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/aztecs1.asp
July 9 The Columbian Exchange
http://archive.tobacco.org/resources/history/monardes.html
July 10 The Gunpowder Empires
http://ebookbrowse.com/eulogy-of-istanbul-from-the-counsels-of-nabi-efendi-to-his-son-aboul-khairat-wsu-pdf-d236629928
The World, 16-18
July 14 The Dawn of the World Economy
http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Mun.html
July 15 The Atlantic Slave Trade
http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/wesley/wesley.html
July 16 “Modernization”
http://academics.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/China/208/READINGS/qianlong.html
July 17 The Age of Revolution I
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp
The World, 19-22
July 21 The Age of Revolution II
July 22 The Dawn of the Industrial Age
http://www2.uncp.edu/home/rwb/1835_Andrew_Ure.htm
July 23 The “Railway Age”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1905simplon.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/INDREV6.asp
July 24 The Crisis of the Islamic World
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/emes/sourcebook/da.data/00000000000000000000000000000000000000
0000082631/FileSource/1884_al-afghani.pdf
The World, 23-24
July 28 Midterm
July 29 The End of the Confucian World
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1880yanlee.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1908okuma.asp
July 30 The Age of Empire
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1871britishrule.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1883hebrides.html
July 31 The Second Industrial Revolution
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/baron-chem.asp
The World, 25-26
August 4 Mass Media and Politics
Veeser, Great Leaps Forward
August 5 The Age of Democratic Revolution
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1908youngturk.html
August 6 Challenge and Survival of the Capitalist World Order
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/churchill.html
August 7 The End of Empire
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1960-un-colonialism.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1941nehru.asp
The World, 27-28
August 11 The Longest Revolution—Women and Feminism
August 12 Technology and Environment
August 13 A Globalized World?
August 14 Final
The World, 29-30
Books: Veeser, Great Leaps Forward
Fernandez-Armesto, The World: A History Vol. 2 Second edition.
Unexcused late papers will be marked down a fraction of a letter grade for each day late. (eg A- to B+).
Makeup exams allowed only with a valid excuse for missing the regular date.
University Policy on Religious Holidays:
1. Students should notify faculty during the first week of the semester of their intention to be absent
from class on their day(s) of religious observance;
2. Faculty should extend to these students the courtesy of absence without penalty on such occasions,
including permission to make up examinations;
3. Faculty who intend to observe a religious holiday should arrange at the beginning of the semester to
reschedule missed classes or to make other provisions for their course-related activities
[NOTE: for other university policies on teaching, see
http://www.gwu.edu/~academic/Teaching/main.htm ]
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
I personally support the GW Code of Academic Integrity. It states:: “Academic dishonesty is defined as
cheating of any kind, including misrepresenting one's own work, taking credit for the work of others
without crediting them and without appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information.” For
the remainder of the code, see: http://www.gwu.edu/~ntegrity/code.html
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES (DSS)
Any student who may need an accommodation based on the potential impact of a disability should
contact the Disability Support Services office at 202-994-8250 in the Marvin Center, Suite 242, to
establish eligibility and to coordinate reasonable accommodations. For additional information please
refer to: http://gwired.gwu.edu/dss/
UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER (UCC) 202-994-5300
The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers 24/7 assistance and referral to address students'
personal, social, career, and study skills problems. Services for students include:
- crisis and emergency mental health consultations
- confidential assessment, counseling services (individual and small group), and referrals
http://gwired.gwu.edu/counsel/CounselingServices/AcademicSupportServices
SECURITY
In the case of an emergency, if at all possible, the class should shelter in place. If the building that the
class is in is affected, follow the evacuation procedures for the building. After evacuation, seek shelter at
a predetermined rendezvous location.