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HIST 5359 the University of Texas at Tyler Twentiethcentury Europe This HIST 5359 The University of Texas at Tyler Twentieth­Century Europe This course is an intensive study of the literature available on selected topics related to European history since the era of World War I. Topics are selected because of their significance, their distinctive literature, or the historiographical controversy in which they are involved. Required Text: No text is required, but students who have not taken HIST 3359 or have not otherwise systematically studied twentieth­century European history, should do background reading in a general source such as Contemporary Europe: A History by James Wilkinson and H. Stuart Hughes or Europe in the Twentieth Century by Eric Dorn Brose as soon as possible. Grading the Course: Book Reviews 25% Historiographical Essay 25% Oral Presentations and Discussion 25% Final Examination 25% Course Outline: Subject of the Class Orientation MLK HOLIDAY #1A The Great War #1B The Paris Peace Conference #2A The Russian Revolution and Its Makers #2B Stalin: The Man and His Times #3A The Faces of European Fascism and Neo­Fascism #3B The Spanish Civil War #4A Adolf Hitler: What Manner of Man? #4B Origins of World War II #5 To What Extent did Nazism Penetrate Traditional German Institutions? #6A Life on the European Home Front #6B Resistance and Collaboration SPRING BREAK TBA #7 The Holocaust #8A The Allied Occupation of Germany #8B The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials: Justice? #9A Post World War II Europe #9B The Cold War #10A The Collapse of Communism in Europe #10B The Making of the European Union Finish Writing Historiographical Essay; No Class Session Scheduled General Discussion on Twentieth­Century Europe and Primary Materials HISTORIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY DUE TODAY FINAL EXAMINATION 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Description of Assignments Read at least one book on each of ten topics in the course and study at least one of the assigned primary materials available at the Robert R. Muntz Library. Submit one report in the appropriate form each week with bibliographic citation, summary, and evaluation or analysis. See the Guide to the Preparation of Short Book Reports for details. Total of ten (10) reports. Books only. No written report on primary materials. Make weekly oral presentations using the guidelines provided. Total of ten (10) presentations. Participate in the weekly class discussion on all topics in the course. Write and submit an historiographical essay (approximately 20­25 pages in length) on twentieth­century Europe which describes the existing literature discussed in class. If you prefer to write an in­depth historiographical essay on only one topic, you may do so only with the prior consent of the instructor. Become acquainted with documentary materials related to twentieth­century Europe which are available in the Robert R. Muntz Library. Make one presentation only as discussed in class. Take a final essay examination at the conclusion of the course. Class Policies (1) Attendance. Your attendance at all classes is expected and essential. In the unlikely event of illness or emergency that prevents your attending class, please notify the instructor in advance. Missed oral presentations ordinarily cannot be made up. (2) Tardiness and Courtesy. Tardiness is not acceptable. It is disruptive, discourteous, and unprofessional. Students should not wear caps or hats to class as a matter of courtesy. Pagers and telephones must be turned off in class. The university does not permit food in the classroom. Reading Lists Please note that these reading lists are not meant to be definitive. Largely, they reflect the best sources currently available at the Muntz Library. Those not available at this library are marked with an asterisk. Obtain them in advance through interlibrary loan. Not all books listed are suitable for class presentation. It is, therefore, necessary to observe the guidelines given in class concerning them before making a selection. Books marked FYI are strictly for your information and are not to be presented in class. #1A The Great War Albrecht­Carrie, Rene. The Meaning of the First World War. Becker, Jean Jacques. The Great War and the French People. Cawood, Ian. The First World War. (2001) [e­book] Chambers, Frank. The War Behind the War: A History of the Political and Civilian Fronts. Craig, Gordon A. World War I: A Turning Point in Modern History Dallas, Gregor. 1918: War and Peace. (2000) Daniel, Ute. The War from Within: German Working­Class Women in the First World War. (1997) Darrow, Margaret H. French Women and the First World War. (2000) Davis, Belinda. Home Fires Burning: Food, Politics, and Everyday Life in World War I Berlin. (2000) Douglas, Allen. War, Memory, and the Politics of Humor: The Canard Enchaîné and World War I. (2002) [e­book] Ferguson, Niall. The Pity of War. (1999) Ferro, Marc. The Great War, 1914­1918. Fischer, Fritz. Germany’s Aims in the First World War. Fussell, Paul. The Great War and Modern Memory. Gallagher, Jean. The World Wars through Female Gaze. (NetLibrary) FYI Gatrell, Peter. A Whole Empire Walking: Refugees in Russia during World War I. (1999) Hayes, Carlton. A Brief History of the Great War. Hayes, Grace. World War I: A Compact History. Liddell Hart, Sir Basil H. The Real War of 1914­1918. Lloyd George, David. War Memoirs of David Lloyd George (6 volumes) Marwick, Arthur. The Deluge: British Society and the First World War. Maximilan, Prince of Baden. The Memoirs of Prince Max of Baden (2 vols) Mendelssohn­Bartholdy, A. The War and German Society. Meyer, G. J. A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918. (2007) Occleshaw, Michael. Dances in Deep Shadows: The Clandestine War in Russia, 1917­20. (2006) Palazzo, Albert. Seeking Victory on the Western Front: The British Army and Chemical Warfare in World War I. (2000) Panichas, George A. Promise of Greatness: The War of 1914­1918. Remak, Joachim. The First World War: Causes, Conduct, Consequences. Renouvin, Pierre. La crise européene et la premiPre guerre mondiale. Schmitt, Bernadotte and Harold C. Vedeler. The World in the Crucible, 1914­1918.(*) Sherman, Daniel J. The Construction of Memory in Interwar France (1999) [about WWI] Simonds, Frank H. History of the World War. (5 volumes) Stoff, Laurie S. They Fought for the Motherland: Russia’s Women Soldiers in World War I and the Revolution. (2006). Taylor, A.J.P. The First World War. Tuchman, Barbara. The Guns of August. Wheeler, Bennett, J. W. Brest­Litovsk: The Forgotten Peace, March 1918. Williams, John. The Other Battleground: The Home Fronts­­Britain, France, Germany, 1914­1918 (Many personal narratives are also available.) #1B The Peace Conference Albrecht­Carrie, R. Italy at the Paris Peace Conference. Baruch, B. The Making of the Reparation and Economic Sections of the Treaty. Birdsall, P. Versailles Twenty Years After. Bonsal, S. Suitors and Suppliants: The Little Nations at Versailles. Burnett, P. Reparation at the Paris Peace Conference. (2 volumes) Elcock, Howard. Portrait of a Decision: The Council of Four and the Treaty of Versailles. (*) German Historical Institute. Treaty of Versailles: A Reassessment after 75 Years. (1998) Hanky, M. The Supreme Control at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Headlam­Morley, J. A Memoir of the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Keynes, John M. The Economic Consequences of the Peace. (1920) Lansing, R. The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative. (FYI) Lederer, Ivo. The Versailles Settlement: Was It Foredoomed to Failure? Lovin, Clifford R. A School for Diplomats: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919. (1997) (*) Luckau, Anna. The German Delegation at the Paris Peace Conference. Macmillan, Margaret. Paris 1919. (2003) Mayer, A. Politics and Diplomacy of Peacemaking, 1918­1919. Nicolson, Harold. Peacemaking, 1919. Nowak, K. Versailles. Riddell, G. A. Lord Riddell's Intimate Diary of the Peace Conference and After. Sharp, Alan. The Versailles Settlement: Peacemaking in Paris, 1919. (1991) (*) Temperley, H. W. V. (ed.). History of the Peace Conference of Paris. (6 volumes) #2A The Russian Revolution and Its Makers Pay special attention to guidance given in class. Not all the general histories of the revolution listed here are worth your consideration. In addition, biographical works of other revolutionary leaders are available. Adams, Arthur. (ed). The Russ. Rev. and Bolshevik Victory: Why and How (Heath Series) Avrich, Paul. The Anarchists in the Russian Revolution. Brower, Daniel (ed.) The Russian Revolution: Disorder or New Order? (*) Carmichael, J. A Short History of the Russian Revolution. Carr, E. H. The Bolshevik Revolution (3 vols.) Chamberlin, W. H. The Russian Revolution (2 vols.) Chernov, V. The Great Russian Revolution. Curtiss, J. The Russian Revolutions of 1917. Fitzpatrick, Sheila. The Russian Revolution, 1917­1932. Gorbachev, Mikhail. Perestroika. Haimson, Leopold. The Russian Marxists and the Origins of Bolshevism. Khrushchev, N. Khrushchev Remembers (ed by Strobe Talbott) Konecny, Peter. Builders and Deserters: Students, State and Community in Leningrad, 1917­1941. (1999) Liebman, M. The Russian Revolution. Lincoln, W. Bruce. Passage through Armagaddon:The Russians in War and Revolution. Lincoln, W. Bruce. Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War. Mayer, Arno J. The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions. (2000) Moorehead, A. The Russian Revolution. Payne, Robert. The Life and Death of Lenin Pipes, Richard. The Russian Revolution (1990) Reed, J. Ten Days That Shook the World. Rosenberg, William. Liberals in the Russian Revolution: The Constitutional Democratic Party, 1917­ 1921. Serge, V. Year One of the Russian Revolution. Sukhanov, N. The Russian Revolution, 1917. Trotsky, L. The History of the Russian Revolution (3 vols; also 1 vol. abridgement) Tucker, Robert. The Marxian Revolutionary Idea. Wade, Rex A. The Russian Revolution, 1917. (2000) Wolfe, Bertram D. Three Who Made a Revolution. #2B Stalin: The Man and His Times Adams. Arthur. Stalin and His Times. Bullock, Alan. Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives. Conquest, Robert. The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties.
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