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Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University Pratap Nagar, Udaipur Course Structure & Syllabus For MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY) (M.A.HISTORY) 1 COURSE STRUCTURE SECOND YEAR: (FINAL) Code Course Title Credits MAHIS16 Historical Method and Historiography 7 MAHIS17 History of India (1526 to 1707) 7 MAHIS18 History of the Wodeyars of Mysore (1500 to 1956) 7 MAHIS19 History of Freedom Movement in India (1885-1947_ 7 MAHIS20 History of United States of America (1765-1990) 7 2 SYLLABUS (FINAL YEAR) MAHIS16: Historical Method and Historiography BLOCK 1: UNIT 1: Meaning and Definitions – Nature and Scope of History 1.0 Objectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Meaning and Definition 1.3 Nature of History 1.4 Scope of History 1.5 Let us sum up 1.6 Self Assessment Questions 1.7 Selected Bibliography UNIT 2: Subject Matter of History and kinds of History 2.0 Objectives 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Subject Matter of History 2.3 Kinds of History 2.4 Let us sum up 2.5 Self Assessment Questions 2.6 Books for further study UNIT 3: Purpose (Aims) and uses of History 3.0 Objectives 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Purpose (Aims) of History 3.3 Uses of History 3.4 Let us sum up 3.5 Self Assessment questions 3.6 Bibliography 3 UNIT 4: History and the relations with social science and other sciences 4.0 Objectives 4.1 Introduction 4.2 History and its relations with social sciences 4.2.1 History and Geography 4.2.2 History and political science 4.2.3 History and Economics 4.2.4 History and Sociology 4.2.5 History and Psychology 4.2.6 History and Ethics 4.2.7 History and Statistics 4.2.8 History and literature 4.3 History and its relation with other sciences 4.3.1 History and Chronology 4.3.2 History and Paleography 4.3.3 History and Graphology 4.3.4 History and Diplomatic 4.3.5 History and Sigillography 4.3.6 History and other related subjects 4.4 Let us sum up 4.5 Self Assessment Questions 4.6 Bibliography UNIT 5: History as a science and as an art 5.0 Objectives 5.1 Introduction 5.2 History as a science 5.3 History as an Art 5.4 History is both a science and an Art 5.5 Let us sum up 5.6 Selected Bibliography 4 BLOCK 2: Methodology in History UNIT 6: Qualifications of a Research Scholar – Selecting the Topic 6.0 Objectives 6.1 Introduction 6.2 What is Research? 6.3 Qualification of a Research Scholar 6.4 Selection of the Topic 6.5 Let us sum up 6.6 Self Assessment Questions 6.7 Selected Bibliography UNIT 8: Negative interpretative Criticism 8.0 Objectives 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Negative Interpretative Criticism and its functions 8.2.1 Good faith of the Author 8.2.2 Accuracy of the Statement 8.3 Importance of the negative interpretative Criticism 8.4 Let us sum up 8.5 Self Assessment Questions 8.6 Books for further Study UNIT 9: Synthetic operations Constructive Reasoning – valid Generalization 9.0 Objectives 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Synthetic Operation 9.2.1 Grouping of facts 9.3 Constructive Reasoning 9.4 Valid Generalization 9.5 Let us sum up 9.6 Self assessment Questions 9.7 Books for further study UNIT 10: Exposition and Arrangement of Facts 10.0 Objectives 10.1 Introduction 5 10.2 Exposition 10.3 Arrangement of Facts 10.4 Let us sum up 10.5 Self Assessment Questions 10.6 Books for further study UNIT 11: Objectivity in History 11.0 Objectives 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Objectivity: Meaning and Importance 11.3 Necessity of Objectivity 11.4 Bias and Subjectivity 11.5 Essentials of Objectivity 11.6 Let us sum up 11.7 Self Assessment Questions 11.8 Books for further Reading BLOCK 3: Ancient and Medieval Historiography UNIT 12: Greek Historiography – Herodotus, Thucydides and other Greek Historiographers 12.0 Objectives 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Logographers 12.3 Early Greek Chroniclers 12.4 Herodotus 12.5 Thucydides 12.6 Xenophon 12.7 Polybius 12.8 Let us sum up 12.9 Questions for self-study 12.10 Books for further reference UNIT 13: Roman Historiography – Cato, Livy, Tacitus and others 13.0 Objectives 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Cato the Censor (234-149 B.C.) 6 13.3 Memoirs of Julius Caesar and others 13.4 Livy (59 B.C. – A.D. 17) 13.5 Cornelius Tacitus (A.D. 55 – 120) 13.6 Other Roman Historians 13.7 Features of Roman Historiography 13.8 Let us sum up 13.9 Questions for self-study 13.10 Books for further Reference UNIT 14: Christian Historiography – St. Augustine and others 14.0 Objectives 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Growth of Christian Historical Consciousness 14.3 Eusebius (A.D. 260-340) 14.4 St. Augustine 14.5 Other Church historiographers 14.5.1 Gregory of Tours (A.D. 59-594) 14.5.2 The Venerable Bede (A.D. 673-735) 14.6 Annals and Chronicles 14.7 Characteristics of Church Historiography 14.8 Let us sum up 14.9 Questions for self Study 14.10 Books for further study UNIT 15: Arab Historiography – Ibn Khaldun 15.0 Objectives 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Beginnings of Arab historiography 15.3 Ibn Khaldun (A.D. 1336 – 1406) 15.3.1 Early life and career 15.3.2 Sources of Ibn Khaldun’s Doctrines 15.3.3 Khaldun’s idea of History 15.4 Sources of historical writing 15.5 Criticism 15.6 Ibn Khaldun as a great historian 7 15.7 Let us sum up 15.8 Questions for self Study 15.9 Books for further study BLOCK 4: Historiography of Enlightenment and Romantic Period. UNIT 16: Voltaire – Rousseau 16.0 Objectives 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Historiography by of the Enlightenment period 16.3 Voltaire (1697-1778) 16.4 Rousseau 16.5 Let us sum up 16.6 Self Assessment questions 16.7 Books for further study UNIT 17: Kant – Turgot – Condorcet and Others: 17.0 Objectives 17.1 Introduction 17.2 KANT 17.3 TURGOT 17.4 CONDORCET, HEGEL and others 17.5 Propagation of the enlightenment Philosophy 17.6 Let us sum up 17.7 Self Assessment question 17.8 Books for further study UNIT 18: Thomas Carlyle and Hegel 18.0 Objectives 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Thomas Carlyle as Romantic historian 18.3 Hegel as a Romantic philosopher historian 18.4 Philosophy of the Romantic historiography 18.5 Let us sum up 18.6 Self Assessment Questions 18.7 Books for further study 8 BLOCK 5: Historiography of Positivist Period UNIT 19: August Comte (1798-1857) 19.0 Objectives 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Positivist Philosophy 19.3 August comte and his philosophy 19.4 Let us sum up 19.5 Self Assessment Questions 19.6 Selected Bibliography UNIT 20: Edward Gibbon The Positivist Historiographer: (1737-1794) 20.0 Objectives 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Edward Gibbon – Early life 20.3 Intellectual life of Gibbon 20.4 Gibbon as historian 20.5 Let us sum up 20.6 Self Assessment Questions 20.7 Books for further studies UNIT 21: Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) 21.0 Objectives 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Early life and interest of Leopold von Ranke 21.3 Intellectual work of Ranke 21.4 Critical writing of Ranke 21.5 Let us sum up 21.6 Self Assessment Questions 21.7 Books for further study BLOCK 6: 19th and 20th Century the Historiographers UNIT 22: Benedetto Croce 22.0 Objectives 22.1 Introduction 22.2 Benedetto Croce – Early life and career 9 22.3 His concept of History as Art 22.4 Croce’s Philosophy of History 22.5 All History is Contemporary History – Croce 22.6 Croce’s Historicism 22.7 Croce’s popularity 22.8 Let us sum up 22.9 Self Assessment Questions 22.10 Books for further Study UNIT 23: Karl Marx (1818-1883) 23.0 Objectives 23.1 Introduction 23.2 Early life and writing of Karl Marx 23.3 Marx and Marxism 23.4 Marx Philosophy of history 23.5 Let us sum up 23.6 Self Assessment Questions 23.7 Books for further study UNIT 24: Oswald Spengler (1880-1936) 24.0 Objective 24.1 Introduction 24.2 Oswald Spengler – early life and career 24.3 Spengler and philosophy of history 24.4 Spengler and world culture 24.5 Spengler and democracy 24.6 Critical estimate 24.7 Let us sum up 24.8 Self assessment questions 24.9 Books for further studies UNIT 25: Arnold Toynbee (1889 – 1975) 25.0 Objectives 25.1 Introduction 25.2 Arnold Toynbee – early life and career 25.3 Toynbee’s philosophy of history 10 25.4 Toynbee and civilizations 25.5 Let us sum up 25.6 Self assessment questions 25.7 Books for further study BLOCK 7: Indian Historiography UNIT 26: Indian Historiography – Ancient and Medieval Period 26.0 Objectives 26.1 Introduction 26.2 Historiography of Ancient North India 26.3 Historiography of Ancient South India 26.4 Muslim Historiography in India: Delhi Sultanate period 26.5 Mughal Historiography 26.6 Conclusion 26.7 Self Assessment Questions 26.8 Books for study UNIT 27: Indian Historiography: Modern Period 27.0 Objectives 27.1 Introduction 27.2 Orientalist historians 27.3 The Utilitarian’s 27.4 Administration Historians 27.5 Philosophical Trends 27.6 Cultural Trends 27.7 Nationalist Historians 27.8 Self Assessment Question 27.9 Books for study UNIT 28: Historians of Modern India 28.0 Objectives 28.1 Introduction 28.2 J.N.
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