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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.