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Kolhan University, Chaibasa Upgraded Courses of Study for M.A. (History) Programme Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) w.e.f. 2020-22 The M.A. Courses of Study will be of two years duration and divided into four semesters, each of six months duration. During these four semesters, the students will study the following eighteen papers and undertake two project works: Course Structure: M.A. History Programme Semesters Courses Course Name Credits Hrs./Week Core Course -01 4 60 (CC-101) Concept of Historiography Core Course – 02 4 60 (CC-102) Ancient Civilizations Core Course – 03 4 60 (CC-103) Medieval Societies I Core Course – 04 4 60 (CC-104) Twentieth Century World up to 1945 Core Course – 05 4 60 (CC-105) State in Ancient India Core Course – 06 4 60 (CC-201) Research Methodology Core Course – 07 4 60 (CC-202) Women in Indian History Core Course – 08 4 60 (CC-203) History of Jharkhand up to 1947 II Core Course – 09 4 60 (CC-204) State in Modern India Core Course – 10 Political Thoughts of Mahatma 4 60 (CC-205) Gandhi Core Course – 11 4 60 (CC-301) Medieval Islamic World Core Course – 12 4 60 (CC-302) Indian Historiography Group – A History of India up to 650 AD Or III Discipline Specific Group – B Elective – 1 (DSE- Polity of Medieval India 1200 – 1550 4 60 301) Or Group – C History of Modern India 1757 – 1857 Discipline Specific Group – A 4 60 Elective – 2 (DSE- History of India 650 to 1200 AD 302) Or Group – B Polity of Medieval India 1550-1750 Or Group – C History of Modern India 1859-1950 Project (PR) - 01[PR 6 120 - 301] Core Course – 13 History of Science, Technology and 4 60 (CC-401) Medicine Course Course – 14 4 60 (CC-402) Indian Nation Making Group – A Economic Life in India up to 1200 AD Or Discipline Specific Group - B Elective – 03 (DSE- Economic Life in India 1200-1757 4 60 401) AD Or Group – C Economic Life in India 1757-1950 AD IV Group - A Society and Culture in India up to 1200 AD Or Discipline Specific Group – B Elective – 04 (DSE- Society and Culture in India 1200- 4 60 402) 1757 AD Or Group – C Society and Culture in India 1757- 1950 AD Project (PR) - 02[PR 6 120 - 401] Total 84 1320 Credits Kolhan University, Chaibasa M.A. History, CBCS, Semester–I Marks: 70 (ESUE), 30 (SIA) Credits: 4 Core Course–1 Concept of Historiography Unit 1: Definition and Scope of History a. Definition, Scope, Meaning, Nature, Importance of History; Science and History b. History and other Disciplines: Archaeology, Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Statistics Unit 2: Sources a. Primary Sources: Variety and Taxonomy of primary Sources, Use of Primary Sources b. Secondary Sources c. Oral Tradition Unit 3: Objectivity and Subjectivity in History a. Objectivity in History; Meaning of Objectivity; The Problem of Objectivity in History b. Subjectivity in History; Bias, Distortion and Generalization in History Unit 4: Tradition of Historical Writing a. Ancient – Greek and Roman b. Medieval – Arabic and Persian c. Modern – Empiricism and Positivism, Marxist and Annales School Suggested Readings B. Sheikh Ali, History: Its Theory and Method, Macmillan, 1978 Carlo Ginzburg, Clues, Myths and the Historical Method, John Hopkins University Press, 1992 E. H. Carr, What is History?, Palgrave Macmillan, 2001 E. H. Carr, Itihas Kya Hai?, Macmillan, New Delhi E. Sreedharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500 BC to AD 2000, Orient BlackSwan, 2004 E. Sreedharan, Itihas-Lekh: Ek Patthyapustak, Orient BlackSwan, 2011 Ernst Breisach, Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, University of Chicago, 2003 Georg G. Iggers, Historiography in the Twentieth Century, Wesleyan University Press, 1983 Jeremy Black, Donald M. Macraild, Studying History, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 Manik Lal Gupta, Itihas: Swarop, Awdharnayein aur Upyogita, Atlantic, 2002 Michael Bentley, M. Bentley, Modern Historiography: An Introduction, Routledge, 1999 R.G. Collingwood, The Idea of History, Hesperides Press, 2008 Richard J. Evans, In Defence of History, Granta, 1997 1 Kolhan University, Chaibasa M.A. History, CBCS, Semester–I Marks: 70 (ESUE), 30 (SIA) Credits: 4 Core Course–2 Ancient Civilizations Unit 1: Egyptian Civilization a. Egyptian Civilization: Polity, Society, Economy, Culture b. Old Kingdom: Society, Art and architecture c. Middle Kingdom: Polity, Society, Economy; Culture d. New Kingdom: Akhenaton Unit 2: Mesopotamian Civilization a. Sumerian Civilization: Early Dynastic Period b. Babylonian Civilization: Achievements of Hammurabi; Origin and Achievements of Kassites c. Assyrian Civilization, Decline of Assyrian Civilization Unit 3: Chinese Civilization a. Shang Dynasty: Religion and Economy b. Chou Dynasty: State Structure and Society Unit 4: Greek Civilization a. Achievements of Homeric Age b. Main Features of Spartan Constitution c. Main Features of Periclean Age Unit 5: Roman Civilization a. Transition from Republic to Empire b. Society and Economy c. Decline of the Roman Empire Suggested Readings A.H.M. Jones, The Greek City from Alexander to Justinian, Clarendon Press, London, 1984 A.H.M. Jones, Athenian Democracy, OUP, 1969 A.H. M. Jones, The Roman Economy, OUP, 1974 Antony Andrews, Greek Society, Harmondsworth, 1991 Amar Farooqi, Prachin aur Madhyakalin Samajik Sanrachanayen aur Sanskritiyan, Granth Shilpi, 2003 Antony Andrews, The Greeks, London, 1968 Antony Andes, Greek Society, Penguin Books, London, 1975 2 Arthur Cotterell, Imperial Capitals of China: A Dynastic History of Celestial Empire, 2008 B. Trigger, Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study, Cambridge University Press, 2003 Brian M. Fagan (ed), The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, OUP, 1996 C.G. Starr, The Economic and Social Growth of Early Greece, New York, 1977 Cyril Aldred, The Egyptians,Thames and Hudson, London, 1998 D. Oates, The Rise of Civilization, Oxford, 1976 D.T. Potts, Mesopotamian Civilization: the Material Foundation, London, 1997 Gay Robins, Women in Ancient Egypt, Stanford University Press, 1993 George Roux, Ancient Iraq, Penguin, 1992 Helen M. Parkins, Roman Urbanism: Beyond The Consumer City, Routledge, 1997 Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, OUP J. Romer, History of Ancient Egypt, Penguin Books J. Huskinson (ed), Experiencing Rome: Culture, Identity & Power in Roman Empire, 2000 Jacques Gernet, J. R. Foster, Charles Hartman, A History of Chinese Civilization, Cambridge James Henry Breasted, History of Egypt, London, 1941 M. Hammond, The City in the Ancient World, Harvard University Press, 1972 Marc Van De Mieroop, History of Ancient Egypt, Wiley-Blackwell Nicholas Postgate, Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History, Routledge, 1992 Nicholas Tarling (ed), The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Vol. I, CUP, 1992 Norman Yoffee, Myths of the Archaic State. Evolution of the Earliest Cities, States and Civilizations, Cambridge University Press, 2005 Paul Wheatley, Pivot of the Four Quarters: A Preliminary Enquiry into the Origins and Character of the Ancient Chinese City, Edinburgh University Press, 1971 Redman, The Rise of Civilization, San Francisco, 1978 S.P. Shukla and Rajender Singh, Vishva ki Prachin Sabhaytayen evam Sansthayen, Jaipur, 2003 Shaw and Richard Saller (eds), Economy and Society in Ancient Greece, NY, 1982 Shriram Goyal, Vishva ki Prachin Sabhyatayen, Vishvavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1994 Susan Pollock, Ancient Mesopotamia: An Eden that Never Was, 1999 Sushil Madhav Pathak, Visva ki Prachina Sabhyataon ka Itihas, Hindi Granth Academy, Patna, 1986 Uday Naraian Ray, Vishva Sabhyata ka Itihas, Lok Bharti, Allahabad, 1982 3 Kolhan University, Chaibasa M.A. History, CBCS, Semester–I Marks: 70 (ESUE), 30 (SIA) Credits: 4 Core Course–3 Medieval Societies Unit 1: Western Europe from 8th to 15th Century a. Tradition from Ancient Society to Medieval Society b. Agrarian Structure and Relations Unit 2: Nature of Medieval Societies a. Demographic Trends b. Technological Developments c. Organization of Non-Agricultural Production d. Trade: Trade Routes and Commerce Unit 3: Feudalism a. Origin of Feudalism b. Nature and Main features of Feudalism c. Positive Aspects of Feudalism d. Causes for the Decline of Feudalism Unit 4: Church and State a. Nature of Papacy b. Relation between the State and the Church c. The Feudal States- their Nature and Structure Unit 5: Urbanisation a. Nature of Urbanisation b. Urban Centres; Artisans and Merchants c. Cultural Developments d. Growth of Universities Unit 6: Transition from Medieval to Modern Age a. Renaissance and its Impact b. Reformation and its Impact c. Geographical Discoveries d. Commercial Revolution Suggested Readings 4 Amar Farooqi, Prachin aur Madhyakalin Samajik Sanrachanayen aur Sanskritiyan, Granth Shilpi, 2003 Angus Mckay, The Atlas of Medieval Europe, Routledge, 2007 Arvind Sinha, Sankranti kaleen Europe, Granth Shilpi, Delhi, 2009 Bal Mukund Virottam, Madhyakalin Europe ka Itihas, Bihar Hindi Granth Academy, Patna, 1985 Carlo Cipolla, Before the Industrial Revolution, Routledge, 1993 H.W.C. Davis, Medieval Europe, Camp Press, 2011 Hanns J Hummer, Politics and Power in Early Medieval Europe, CUP, 1992 Henri Pirenne, Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe, Routledge, 1958 Holmes, The Oxford History of Medieval Europe, OUP, 2002 Georges Duby, Early Growth of European Economy: Warrior and Peasants from the Seventh to the Twelfth Century, Cornell, 1974 John Haywood, Medieval Europe, Raintree, 2009 Lynn White, Medieval Technology and Social Change, Oxford University Press, 1966 Perry Anderson, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Verso Publication, London, 1978 R. H. Bautier, The Economic Development of Medieval Europe, London, 1971 Robin W Winks, Medieval Europe and the World: From Late Antiquity to Modernity, 400-1500, OUP, 2005 Roger Collins, Early Medieval Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 5 Kolhan University, Chaibasa M.A. History, CBCS, Semester–I Marks: 70 (ESUE), 30 (SIA) Credits: 4 Core Course–4 Twentieth Century World up to A.D. 1945 Unit 1: World Order up to 1919 a. System of Alliances: Triple Alliance, Triple Entente b. Origins of the First World War, Its Nature and Consequences, Treaty of Versailles, Reparation Problems c. Russian Revolution of 1917 Unit 2: World between the Two World Wars a.