Spicer Adventist University B.A Honors

Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History B.A Honors

Core Course (HSCC 111) Modern India: Struggle for Independence

Objectives:-

The aim of this course is to make student understand the processes of rise of modern India. Also to enable the student to understand- History of freedom movement of India, aims, objectives problems and progress of Independent India. The Course attempts to acquaint student with fundamental aspects of Modern Indian History. To explain the basic concepts/ concerns/ frame work of Indian History.

Unit I - Uprising of 1857 [10]

1. Causes, course and effects 2. Various Views 3. Causes of failure

Unit II- Indian Nationalism [10]

1. Rise and Growth 2. Foundation of Indian National Congress 3. The Moderates and Extremists 4. Revolutionary Nationalism with special reference to (Abhinav Bharat, Gadar, Anushilan Samitee,Yugantar,Hindustan Socialist Republican Army)

Unit III - Administrative Policy of the British [10]

1. Education 2. Press 3. Famine 4. Local self-government 5. Land Revenue systems

Chapter IV - Mahatma Gandhi and Indian National movement [10]

1. Philosophy 2. Non - Co operation 3. Civil Disobedience 4. Quit India

1 Chapter V - Constitutional Development [10]

1. Morley Minto Act - 1909 2. Montegue - Chelmsford Act - 1919 3. Provincial Autonomy - 1935 4. Various Constitutional Plans 1942 to 1946 (Crips mission, Wavell plan, Cabinate mission) 5. The last phase - Transfer of power (Mountbatten plan and India’s Independence Act - 1947)

Chapter VI- India after Independence [8]

1. Consequences of partition 2. Integration of princely state: Hyderabad, Junagad & Kashmir.

Books for Study

1. Bipinchanda - India’s struggle for freedom 2. Bearce, George D - British attitude towards India 3. Bipinchanda - The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism 4. Desai A.R. - Social background of India Nationalism 5. Dodwell H.H. - Cambridge History of India Vol V,VI 6. Dutt R.C. - Economic History of India Vol 1,2 7. Gopal S. - British policy in India 1858-1905 8. Majumdar R.C. - British paramountcy and Indian Renaissance Vol IX 9. Menon V.P. - The transfer of power in India 10. Natrajan S. - A century of social Reform In India 11. Overstreet G.D. & Windmiller M. - Communism In India 12. Robert P.E. - History of British India Sarkar Sumit - Bibliographical survey of social Reform movement in the 18th &19th century (ICHR 1975) 13. Stokes,Eric - The English Utilitarian’s and India 14. Symond R.A. - The making of Pakistan 15. Tarachand - History of freedom movements in India 16. Shekhar Bandyo Padhyay - From Plessey to partition A History of Modern India 17. G.K. Das & Sushma Arya (Ed.), Literature & Resistance India 1857, Primus Books, Delhi

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC) (Any One)

HS CC 112: History of India from the Earliest Times Up to 300CE Objectives:

In Indian history Early India is a crucial part to study. It provides a foundation base for understanding the entire Indian history. In this course is student will get acquainted with the history of early India from the prehistoric times to the age of the Mauryas. The factors and forces behind the rise, growth and spread of civilization and culture of India along with the dynastic history will be highlighted through the course. Also it will help the students to understand the contribution of Early Indians to polity, art, literature, philosophy, religion and science and technology. It also aims to foster the spirit of enquiry among the students by studying the major developments in early Indian history.

Unit I: Early India: Sources and Prehistory [12]

1. Importance of Early History 2. Sources and Tools of historical reconstruction – Archaeology (Material remains), Epigraphy (Inscriptions), Numismatics (Coins), Literary Sources, Foreign Accounts 3. Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Cultures: A Brief Review

Unit II: Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Civilization [12]

1. Geographical Extent, Town Planning, Trade, Religious Practices 2. Art, Crafts and Technology: Pottery, Seals, Beads, Images, Terracotta Figurines Metallurgy, Script and Decline

Unit III: Vedic Culture, Religious Protest: Jainism and Buddhism [12]

1. Vedic and Later Vedic Culture: Original home, Tribal Polity, Social Divisions, Rituals and Philosophy 2. Jainism and Buddhism: Causes of Origin, Doctrines, Contributions and Importance

Unit IV: Emergence of the Mahajanpadas and the Age of the Mauryas [12]

1. The Mahajanpadas, Rise and Growth of the Magadhan Empire 2. The Age of the Mauryas: Chandragupta, Ashoka and his policy of Dhamma

3 3. The Mpuryan Administration, Economy, Decline and Significance

Reference Books

1. Thapar Romila, ‘A History of India’ Vol. I , Penguin Books, New Delhi, 1990 2. Jha D. N., ‘Early India: A Concise History’ Manohar Publication, New Delhi, 2010 3. Sharma R. S., ‘Rethinking India’s Past’, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009 4. Thapar Romila, ‘Early India: From The Origins To A.D. 1300’, Penguin Books, 2002 5. Raychaudhari Hemchandra, ‘Political History of Ancient India’, University of Calcutta, Calcutta,1923. 6. Kosambi D. D. ‘The Culture And Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline’ Vikas Publication, New Delhi 1993. 7. Thapar Romila, ‘Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas’, Oxford University Press, USA, 8. 1998 9. Mahajan V. D., Ancient India, S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi. Reprinted 2019. 10. Basham A. L. ‘The Wonder That Was India, Picador- Pan MacMillan, Reprinted, 2004. 11. Dasgupta Uma, ‘History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization’, 12. Longman Pearson, New Delhi. 2011 13. Altekar A. S. ‘State and Government in Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas Publishers, 14. Varanasi, 1949. 15. Mujumdar R. C. ‘Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas Publishers, Varanasi, 1952. 16. Daud Ali, ‘Passport to the Past Ancient India’, Rosen Central Publication, New York, 17. 2009 18. K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, ‘History of South India’ Oxford University Press, London, 1958 19. Tripathi Ramashankar, ‘History of Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas Publishers, 20. Varanasi, 1942. 21. Gazetteer of India Vol II 22. Gazetteer of Maharashtra 23. Wheeler, Mortimer, ‘The Indus Valley Civilization’, Cambridge History of India, 1968. 24. Possehl, G.L., ‘The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective’, AltaMira Press, 2002.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Generic Elective (GE) (Any One)

HS GE 113: Women Studies in India Objectives

The aim of this programme is to get students acquaint with the basic concepts and theories about gender. The main objective of this course id to throw light on the historical, social position of women in India, women’s’ issues, need for study and the laws and politics emerged with an alignment to the women’s problems in India.

Unit I: Basic Concepts &Theories

1. Defining Gender, 2. Patriarchy: Ideology &Practice 3. Relationship between Gender, Caste, Class, Religion &Politics

Unit II: .Emergence of Women Studies in India

Unit III: Gender & Social History:

1. Family &Marriage 2. Women’s Question in the 19th century 3. Women ‘Movement in Colonial &Post-Colonial in India

Unit IV: Gender, Law & Politics:

1. Political participation 2. Violence against women &Preventive laws V. Gender, Development & Culture: 3. Issues of labour &Health 4. Access to resources 5. Gender audit

5 Books For Study:

1. Kamla Bhasin, Understanding Gender 2. Kamla Bhasin, What is Patriarchy? 3. Madhu Vij, et al, Women Studies in India, A journey of 25 Years, Rawat, 2014 4. Kumkum Sangari& Sudesh Vaid, Recasting Women, Essay in Colonial History, Kali for women, Reprint, 2006 5. Sushila Kaushik, Panchayati Raj in Action: Challenges to Women’s Role, Delhi, 1996 6. Nivedita Menon, Gender & Politics in India, New Delhi, OUP, 1999 7. Women in Print –The change over the last half century in reporting on women &Gender Issues in Indian newspapers, A study by UNIFEM,by Shri Venkatram,2003

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC)

HSCC 121- Modern India: Political, Economic & Social Ethos Objectives:-

The course is designed to help the student to know- History of freedom movement of India, aims, objectives problems and progress of Independent India. It aims at enabling the student to understand the processes of rise of modern India. The Course attempts to acquaint student with fundamental aspects of Modern Indian History. To explain the basic concepts/ concerns/ frame work of Indian History.

Unit I: Conceptual Study [8]

1. Modernity 2. Rule of Law 3. Drain of wealth 4. Nationalism 5. Home- Rule 6. Satyagraha 7. Communalism 8. Dyarchy

Unit II: Social and Religious Movement (Special reference to institutional work) [10]

1. Brahmo Samaj 2. Arya Samaj 3. Prarthna Samaj 4. Theosophical Society 5. Satyashodhak Samaj

Unit III: Rise and Growth of communalism [10]

1. Muslim League 2. Khilafat movement 3. Two Nation Theory 4. Partition

7 Unit IV: Subaltern Movement [10]

1. Dalit Movement 2. Women’s Movement 3. Peasant Movement 4. Tribal Movement 5. Workers Movement

Books for Study

1. Bipinchanda - India’s struggle for freedom 2. Bearce, George D - British attitude towards India 3. Bipinchanda - The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism 4. Desai A.R. - Social background of India Nationalism 5. Dodwell H.H. - Cambridge History of India Vol V,VI 6. Dutt R.C. - Economic History of India Vol 1,2 7. Gopal S. - British policy in India 1858-1905 8. Majumdar R.C. - British paramountcy and Indian Renaissance Vol IX 9. Menon V.P. - The transfer of power in India 10. Natrajan S. - A century of social Reform In India 11. Overstreet G.D. & Windmiller M. - Communism In India 12. Robert P.E. - History of British India 13. Sarkar Sumit - Bibliographical survey of social Reform movement in the 18th &19th century (ICHR 1975) 14. Stokes,Eric - The English Utilitarian’s and India 15. Symond R.A. - The making of Pakistan 16. Tarachand - History of freedom movements in India 17. Shekhar Bandyo Padhyay - From Plessey to partition A History of modern India 18. G.K. Das & Sushma Arya (Ed.), Literature & Resistance India 1857, Primus Books, Delhi

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC) (Any One)

HSCC 122- History of India from C. 300 to 1206 Objectives:

Unit I: The Mauryan Empire [10]

1. Rise & Expansion 2. Administration 3. Socio- Economic and Religious Life 4. Decline

Unit II: Satvahans [10]

1. Socio- economic condition 2. Religious 3. Cultural

Unit III: The Age of Imperial Guptas [10]

1. Political backgrounds 2. Administration 3. Socio- Economic and Religious Life 4. Science

9 Unit IV: Harshavardhana and his Achievements [8]

Unit V South Indian Dynasties and their socio-cultural life [12]

1. Sangam Age: Brief Survey 2. Chalukyas 3. Pallavas 4. Rashtrakutas 5. Cholas

Books for study

1. Majumdar, R.C. Ancient India, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. 2. Mahajan C.D. Ancient India, S. Chand & Company Ltd. 3. Chaurasia R.S. History of Ancient India, Forward Book Depot 4. Altekar A.S., State and Government in Ancient India, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.Ltd 5. Prof.Ramesh Chandra, Temple of India , Commonwealth Publishers . 6. Basham A.L. The wonder that was India 7. Sing Upinder A History of Ancient and early medieval India -, Pearson pub. 8. Uma Das Gupta, History of Science, Philosophy and culture in Indian civilization.

Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Generic Elective (GE)

HSGE 123- Women in Politics and Government

Objectives:

This course is designed to make students understand the basic drives and various perspectives on the women’s role in various activities and politics

Unit I: Theoretical Perspectives on Politics & Governance

Unit II: Pre-Colonial Period: Women of learning &ruling classes

Unit III: Colonial Period: Leaders in reforming activities, politics and national movement

Unit IV: Electoral Politics, Women as voters & elected Representatives

Unit V: Case Studies at local government levels, State Assemblies & Parliament.

Books For Study:

1. Raj Kumar, Women in Politics, Anmol Publishers, New Delhi, 2000 2. Raj Kumar, Women & Leadership, 2000 3. L.M.Sanghvi, Democracy &the Rule of Law, Occean Books, Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2002

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course

HS CC 231-History of Medieval India from C. 1206 to 1526 Objectives

The main objective of this course is to survey the sources of History of medieval India; the course intends to provide an understanding of the social, economic, religious bases of medieval India. To Study medieval Indian art & architecture

Unit I: Sources of Medieval Indian History [8]

1. Archaeological 2. Literary

Unit II: Conceptual study of Medieval India [16]

1. Medievalism 2. Kingship 3. Saranjamshahi 4. Mansabdari (Rank) 5. Jizyah 6. Hundi 7. Chhalisgani organization /Turkan - I chahlghani 8. Sulah - I - kul 9. Madad - I - mash 10. Din - I - Elahi 11. Sufism 12. Bhakti cult 13. Ikta 14. Shahna - I - mandi 15. Khalifa

Unit III: Delhi Sultanate [12]

1. Political background of Delhi sultanate 2. Turkish rulers

12 3. Khilji - Administration, military system, Economic reformations. 4. Experiments of Mohammad-Bin-Tughluq 5. Decline of sultanate

Unit IV: Delhi sultanate: Socio- Economic & religious life [12]

1. Social life, Social Structure, position of women 2. Economic life, Agriculture, trade and industry 3. Religious life: Bhakti movement, Sufi cult 4. Art & Architecture 5. Science & Technology

Books for Study

1. Mehta J.L., Advanced study in the history of medieval India, sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd 2. Varma Nirmala, History of India Mughal Period, ABCD Publishers. 3. Singh Meera, Medieval History of India, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd. 4. Mukhia Harbans, Perspectives on medieval history, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd. 5. Tarachand, Influence of Islam on Indian Culture, Delhi. 6. Fukazawa Hiroshi, the Medieval Deccan, Peasant, Social System & Status 7. Shastri, Nilkantha K.A. History of India Culture, Delhi 8. Mahajan V.D. History of India, Madras 9. Irfan Habib, Delhi Sultanate 10. Lanepule Stanley, Medieval India 11. Percy Brown - Art & Architecture, Islamic Architecture 12. Satish Chandra- History of Medieval India, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad 13. Neeraj Srivastava-Madyakallen Bharat- Prashasan, Samaj Evam Sanskriti Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad 14. Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, Pearson, Delhi. 15. Piyush Chauhan, A History of India (From Early Times to A.D.1206) Pearson, Delhi. 16. Salma Ahmed Farooqui, A Compressive History of Medieval India, Pearson, Delhi.

Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A General

Core Course (CC)

HSCC 232: History of Modern Maharashtra (1818 to 1960) I

Objectives:

This course will enable the students to study the history of modern Maharashtra. It highlights the ideas, institutions, forces and movements that contribute to the modern Maharashtra. The objectives of this course are to acquaint the students with various interpretative perspectives and to introduce the student to the regional history within a broad national framework.

Unit I: Conceptual Study of Modern Maharashtra [15]

1) Modernity 2) Renaissance 3) Nationalism 4) Drain of wealth 5) Moderates

6) Extremist 7) Revolutionary 8) Four Points programme of Lokmanya Tilak

9) Statyagraha 10) Democracy 11) Capitalism 12) Industrialization 13) Urbanization

14) Utilitarianism.

Unit II: Maharashtra in Early 19th Century [9]

1. Socio- Political & Economic background (transition period ) 2. British Administration & its Impacts

Unit III: Socio-Economic & Religious Reformism [12]

1. Balshastree Jambhekar 2. Jagannath Shankarsheth 3. Bhau Daji Lad 4. Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhiwadi) 5. Mahatma Phule

Unit IV: Institutional Experiments in Socio- Religious Reformism [12]

1. Paramahamsa Mandai 2. Prarthana Samaj

14 3. Satyashodhak Samaj 4. Arya Samaj 5. Depressed Classes Mission

Books for Study

1. Ballhatchet Kenneth, Social Policy and Social Change in Western India. 1817-1830, OUP, 1961 2. Nurullah Syed and Naik J.P. A History of Education in India (During the British Period) Macmillan ana Co.Ltd. Bombay,1951 3. Paranjpe Shrikant, Dixit Raja and Das C.R. Western India : History Society and Culture, Itihas Shikshak Mahamandal, Maharashtra, Pune-1997. 4. Ravindra Kumar, Western India in the Nineteenth Century : A Study in the Social History of Maharashtra Routledge and Kegan Paul, Toronto, 1968.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A General

Core Course (CC)

HSCC-233 History of the World in 20th Century I Objectives:

Objectives of this course are to help the student to know Modern World, to acquaint Students about the main developments in the Contemporary World (To understand to important development in 20th century World.), to impart knowledge about world concepts, to enable students to understand the economic transition in World during the 20th Century, to make them aware of the principles, forces, processes and problems of the recent times, to acquaint the students with growth of various political movements that shaped the modern world and to highlight the rise and growth of nationalism as a movement in different parts of the world.

Unit I World War II [12]

1. Causes 2. Emergence and Scope 3. Consequences 4. United Nations

Unit III Rise of World Powers [12]

1. America 2. Russia 3. Star War

Unit IV: Third World [12]

1. Roll of India in Non – Alignment Movement 2. SAARC 3. OPEC

Unit V: Towards Globalization [12]

1. End of Cold War and Disintegration of USSR 2. Liberalization 3. GATT and WTO

16 4. Fundamentalism – As a World Problem (Terrorism)

Books for Study

1. Carr E.H., International Relations between the two World Wars. 2. Corwall R.D: World History in 20th Century, Longman, London, 1976. 3. Dev Arjun and Indira Dev, History of the World, Orient BlackSwan, Delhi, 2009. 4. Gooch V.P., History of Modern Europe. 5. Grant and Temperley, Europe in the 19th and 20 centuries. Hazen, Modern Europe 6. Jain H. and K. Mathur, A History of the Modern World 1500 – 2000 A.D., Jain Prakashan Mandir, Jaipur, 2014. 7. Rao B.V: World History (3rd edition) from early time to AD 2000, New Dawn Press INC, V.S.A. U.K.,India, 2006.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History B.A General

Generic Elective (GE)

HSGE 234- Some Perspective on Women’s Rights in India

Objectives: This course will enable students to understand the need, importance and various rights conferred to women by UN as well as in Indian constitution.

Unit I: Definition of Human Rights: UN Conventions &Indian Context

Unit II: Indian Constitution &Women’s Rights

Unit III:

Preventive Acts: Minimum Wage Act,1948, Family Courts Act,1986, Dowry Prohibition Act,1961,Immoral Traffic Prevention Act,1986, Domestic Violence Act,PNDT Act,1994,latest measures

Unit IV: Issues of violence against women and remedial measures

Unit V: Role of Non-Government Institutions

Unit VI: Present Status: Issues of enabling &empowering modalities.

Books for Study

1. Bina Agarwal, Field of Her Own, New Delhi,Kali for Women, 2. Urvashi Butalia &T.Sarkar, ed, Women & Hindu Rights, New Delhi, Kali for Women,1996, 3. Zoya Hasan,ed, Forging Identities: Gender, Communities & Patriarchies, EPW,December,1995.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Skill Enhancement Course (SC)

HSSC 235-Historical Tourism: Theory & Practice Objectives:

The main objective of this course is to make students aware about the concept of heritage, understanding the art and architecture of historical sites and to make them enable to portray the history of that site, region and the evolution and the development of culture of that region.

Unit I: Defining Heritage

1. Art &Architecture in India: An overview:

Unit II: Understanding Built Heritage:

2. Stupa Architecture 3. Temple Architecture 4. Indo Persian Architecture, Forts, Palaces, Mosques 5. Colonial Architecture 6. Present day structures

Unit III: Field Work

1. Visit to site &Conducting of research

Unit IV: Modalities of conducting tourism

Books for Study

1. Sunil Kumar, The Present in Delhi’s Past, Delhi, Gyan Publishing House, 2002 2. Peter Howard, Heritage: Management, Interpretation, Identity, and London, 2003 3. V.S Agarwal, Indian Art, Varanasi, Prithvi Prakasahan, 1972 4. Percy Brown, Indian Architecture, Bombay, D.B.Taraporevala Sons &Co, 1940 5. James Harle, The Art & Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Hormonds worth, Penguin, 1988 6. S.K.Bhowmik, Heritage Management: Care, Understanding & Appreciation of Cultural Heritage, Jaipur, 2004.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC)

HSCC 241- History of Medieval India from C. 1526 to 1707

Objectives

The main objective of this course is to survey the sources of History of medieval India, The course intends to provide an understanding of the social, economic, religious bases of medieval India. To Study medieval Indian art & architecture

Unit I Deccani powers (southern states) [12]

1. Yadav : Administration and socio-economic 2. Vijaynagar : Administration and socio-economic 3. Bahamani : Administration and socio-economic

Unit II The period of Mughals [12]

1. Political background 2. Reforms of Shershah 3. Mughal administration 4. Central 5. Provincial 6. Land revenue & manasbdari

Unit III Socio-economic & cultural life of Mughals [12]

1. Social 2. Religious 3. Economic 4. Art & architecture 5. Science & Technology

Unit IV Relation between Mughal & Regional states [12]

1. Rajputs 2. Sikh 3. Nijamshahi

20 4. Adilshahi 5. Marathas

Books for Study

1. Mehta J.L., Advanced study in the history of medieval India, sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd 2. Varma Nirmala, History of India Mughal Period, ABCD Publishers. 3. Singh Meera, Medieval History of India, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd. 4. Mukhia Harbans, Perspectives on medieval history, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd. 5. Tarachand, Influence of Islam on Indian Culture, Delhi. 6. Fukazawa Hiroshi, the Medieval Deccan, Peasant, Social System & Status 7. Shastri, Nilkantha K.A. History of India Culture, Delhi 8. Mahajan V.D. History of India, Madras 9. Irfan Habib, Delhi Sultanate 10. Lanepule Stanley, Medieval India 11. Percy Brown - Art & Architecture, Islamic Architecture 12. Satishchandra- History of Medieval India, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad. 13. Neeraj Srivastava-Madyakallen Bharat- Prashasan, Samaj Evam Sanskriti Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad 14. Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, Pearson, Delhi. 15. Piyush Chauhan, A History of India (From Early Times to A.D.1206) Pearson, Delhi. 16. Salma Ahmed Farooqui, A Compressive History of Medieval India, Pearson, Delhi.

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Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC)

HSCC 242: History of Modern Maharashtra (1818 to 1960) II

Objectives:

Unit I: Thoughts and work of Intellectuals [16]

1. Mahadev Govind Ranade 2. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar 3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 4. Rajarshri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj 5. Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve 6. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil 7. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar 8. Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde

Unit II: Contribution of Maharashtra in Indian Freedom Movement [12]

1. 1818 to 1885 ( Uprising of Ramoshi, Bhills, Koli, & Deccan Riots (1875) 2. Revolt of 1857, Moderates, Extremists & Revolutionaries 3. Non- Cooperation, Civil Disobedience & Quit India Movement

Unit III: Popular Movements in Maharashtra [10]

1. Non-Brahmin Movement 2. Dalit 3. Peasants 4. Workers 5. Tribals

Unit IV: Maharashtra after independence [10]

22 1. Marathwada Muktisangram 2. Samyukta Maharashtra Movement

Books for Study

5. Ballhatchet Kenneth, Social Policy and Social Change in Western India. 1817-1830, OUP, 1961 6. Nurullah Syed and Naik J.P. A History of Education in India (During the British Period) Macmillan ana Co.Ltd. Bombay,1951 7. Paranjpe Shrikant, Dixit Raja and Das C.R. Western India : History Society and Culture, Itihas Shikshak Mahamandal, Maharashtra, Pune-1997. 8. Ravindra Kumar, Western India in the Nineteenth Century : A Study in the Social History of Maharashtra Routledge and Kegan Paul, Toronto, 1968.

Spicer Adventist University Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC)

HS CC 243- History of the World in 20th Century II

Objectives:

Unit I: Conceptual Study [08]

1. Capitalism 2. Economic Imperialism 3. Dictatorship 4. Communism 5. Socialism 6. Nazism 7. Fascism 8. Cold War 9. Non – Alignment 10. Globalization 11. Feminism 12. Humanism

Unit II: First World War [10]

1. Causes 2. Impacts / Consequences 3. Paris Peace settlement (1919) 4. League of Nations

24 5. Unit III: Russian Revolution [10] 6. Socio – Economic and Political background of revolution 7. Contribution of Lenin and New Economic Policy (NEP) 8. Contribution of Stalin and Five Year Plan

Unit IV: Rise of Dictatorship [10]

1. Italy 2. Germany 3. Turkestan

Unit V: Great Depression [10]

1. Nature 2. Causes 3. Consequences

Books for Study

8. Carr E.H., International Relations between the two World Wars. 9. Corwall R.D: World History in 20th Century, Longman, London, 1976. 10. Dev Arjun and Indira Dev, History of the World, Orient BlackSwan, Delhi, 2009. 11. Gooch V.P., History of Modern Europe. 12. Grant and Temperley, Europe in the 19th and 20 centuries. Hazen, Modern Europe 13. Jain H. and K. Mathur, A History of the Modern World 1500 – 2000 A.D., Jain Prakashan Mandir, Jaipur, 2014. 14. Rao B.V: World History (3rd edition) from early time to AD 2000, New Dawn Press INC, V.S.A. U.K.,India, 2006.

Spicer Adventist University Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A General

Discipline Core (DC) (Any One)

HSDC 243- Gender and Education in India

Objectives:

The main objective of this course is to throw light on the evolution in the education structure in India and its importance and significance in present times with special reference to women in the Indian society.

Unit I: Historiographical Trends

Unit II: Education in Early and medieval times; Formal & Informal

Unit III: Colonial Period: Socio-religious reform women & education for females.

Unit IV: Role of School and Colleges in Colonial and Post-Colonial Period.

Unit V: Contours of Female literacy since 1950,

Unit VI: Present Scenario: Education as a tool of empowerment.

Books For Reading

1. Aparna Basu, Growth of Education and Political Development in India, 1898-1920,1974 2. Aparna Basu, Bharati Ray, Women Struggle, A History of the All India Women’s Conference, 2002 3. Ram Nath Sharma Rajender Nath Sharma, History of Education in India, Atlantic Publishers,1996 4. Radha Kumar, A History of Doing 5. Usha Sharma, Women Education in Modern India

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Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Skill Enhancement Course (SC)

HSSC 245- Documentation & Visual Culture

Objectives:

This course involves an analysis of contemporary culture, media and society and it plays an important role in how societies construct their visual perspectives through knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, laws, and customs, amongst other things. The objectives of this course are to acquaint students with understanding visual culture, the processes involved in documentation of culture and representation of the same.

Unit I: Conceptual Framework

Unit II: Visual Culture: Colonial & Post-Colonial Contexts

Unit III: Politics of Documentation

Unit IV: Methods of Documentation: Photographs, Films, Videos and digital

Unit V: Fieldwork, Internship and Training

Books for Study

1. Gayatri Sinha, ed, Art & Visual Culture in India: 1857-2007 2. Geeta Kapoor, When was Modernism-Essays on Cultural Practices in India, Delhi, Tullika Publications,2000 3. Publications by Sarai, CSDS, Rajpur Road, Del

27 Spicer Adventist University Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History B.A Honors Core Course (CC)

HSCC 351- Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient World Objectives: The Course offers a historical survey of evolution of humankind which throws light on the process of transition of human society from hunter-gatherer to more advanced adaptations to a sedentary farming economy. This course enables students to understand the impact of specific ecological conditions on different trajectories of growth, higher population density and social complexity, the emergence of the city and newer crafts and trade and the unfolding of cultural patterns in the early civilizations, significant developments in world history that have shaped the complexity of human existence. This therefore, provides a sound foundation in the historical discipline, and helps in engaging in a variety of subject matters of history – social relations, economics, political formations, religion, and culture from a global perspective. Unit I: Evolution of humankind; Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures. Unit II: Food production: beginnings of agriculture and animal husbandry. Unit III: Bronze Age Civilizations, with reference to any one of the following: i) Egypt (Old Kingdom); ii) Mesopotamia (up to the Akkadian Empire); iii) China (Shang); IV) Eastern Mediterranean (Minoan) economy, social stratification, state structure, religion. Unit IV: Nomadic groups in Central and West Asia; Debate on the advent of iron and its implications Unit V: Slave society in ancient Greece: agrarian economy, urbanization, trade. Unit VI: Polis in ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta; Greek Culture.

Books For Reading 1. Burns and Ralph. World Civilizations. Cambridge History of Africa, Vol. I. 2. V. Gordon Childe, What Happened in History. 3. G. Clark, World Prehistory: A New Perspective.

28 4. B. Fagan, People of the Earth. 5. Amar Farooqui, Early Social Formations. 6. M. I. Finley, The Ancient Economy. 7. Jacquetta Hawkes, First Civilizations. 8. G. Roux, Ancient Iraq. 9. Bai Shaoyi, An Outline History of China. 10. H. W. F. Saggs, The Greatness that was Babylon. 11. B. Trigger, Ancient Egypt: A Social History. 12. UNESCO Series: History of Mankind, Vols. I - III./ or New ed. History of Humanity. 13. R. J. Wenke, Patterns in Prehistory. 14. G. E. M. Ste Croix, Class Struggles in the Ancient Greek World. 15. J. D. Bernal, Science in History, Vol. I. 16. V. Gordon Childe, Social Evolution. 17. Glyn Daniel, First Civilizations 18. Hauser, A Social History of Art, Vol. I.

29 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC) HSCC 352-Rise of Modern West I

Objectives:

The main objectives of this course are to understand the history of early modern Europe from mid-fifteenth century to late eighteenth century. This is intended to enhance the knowledge of students about the processes of transition from feudalism to beginning of industrial capitalism in Western Europe. It will also acquaint students to know the social and economic eventuality while tracing the scientific and cultural history of the “Renaissance”.

Unit I: Transition from feudalism to capitalism: problems and theories. Unit II: Early colonial expansion: 1. Motives, voyages and explorations; 2. the conquests of the Americas 3. beginning of the era of colonization; 4. mining and plantation; the African slaves.

III. Renaissance: 1. Its social roots, 2. City-states of Italy; 3. Spread of humanism in Europe; 4. Art Unit IV: Origins, course and results of the European Reformation in the 16th century. Unit V: Economic developments of the sixteenth century 1. Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 2. Commercial Revolution; 3. Influx of American silver and the Price Revolution Unit VI; Emergence of European state system 1. Spain 2. France 3. England 4. Russia

30 Books For Reading 1. T.S. Aston and C. H. E. Philpin (eds.), The Brenner Debate 2. H. Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science. 3. Carlo M. Cipolla, Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vols. II and III. 4. Carlo M. Cipolla, Before the Industrial Revolution, European Society and Economy. 1000 -1700. 3rd ed. (1993) 5. D. C. Coleman (ed.), Revisions in Mercantilism. 6. Ralph Davis, The Rise of the Atlantic Economics. 7. Maurice Dobb, Studies in the Development of Capitalism. 8. J. R. Hale, Renaissance Europe. 9. R. Hall, From Galileo to Newton. 10. Christopher Hill, A Century of Revolutions. 11. Rodney Hilton, Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism. 12. H. G. Koenigsberger and G. L. Mosse, Europe in the Sixteenth Century. 13. Stephen J. Lee, Aspects of European History, 1494 - 1789. 14. G. Parker, Europe in Crisis. 1598- 1648. 15. G. Parker and L. M. Smith, General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century. 16. J. H. Parry, The Age of Reconnaissance. 17. Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West: Social and Economic History of Early Modern Europe. 18. V. Poliensiky, War and Society in Europe, 1618 - 48. 19. Theodore K. Rabb, The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe. 20. V. Scammell, The First Imperial Age: European Overseas Expansion, 1400 - 1715. 21. Jan de Vries, Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis 1600 û 1750. 22. M. S. Anderson, Europe in the Eighteenth Century. 23. Perry Anderson, The Lineages of the Absolutist State. 24. Stuart Andrews, Eighteenth Century Europe. 25. B. H. Slicher von Bath, The Agrarian History of Western Europe. AD. 500 - 1850. 26. The Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. I - VI. 27. James B. Collins, The State in Early Modern France: New Approaches to European 28. History. 29. G. R. Elton, Reformation Europe, 1517 û 1559. 30. M. P. Gilmore, The World of Humanism. 1453 -1517. 31. Peter Kriedte, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists. 32. J. Lynch, Spain under the Hapsburgs. 33. Peter Mathias, First Industrial revolution. 34. Harry Miskimin, The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe: 1460 û 1600. 35. Charles A. Nauert, Humanism and the Culture of the Renaissance (1996).The New Cambridge Modern History of Europe, Vols. I -VII 36. L. W. Owie, Seventeenth Century Europe. 37. D. H. Pennington, Seventeenth Century Europe. 38. F. Rice, The Foundations of Early Modern Europe.

31 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 351- Methods in History I Objectives:

Objectives of this course are to orient students about how history is studied, written and understood, to explain methods and tools of data collection, to understand the meaning of Evolution of Historiography, to study the Various Views of Historiography, to study the approaches to Historiography, to study the types of Indian Historiography, to describe importance of inter-disciplinary research, to introduce students to the basics of research, to acquaint the student with the recent research in History and to make them learn how to use sources in their presentation.

Unit I: Conceptual Study [08]

1. History 2. Heuristic 3. Archives 4. Oral History 5. Cronical 6. Sanad / Farman 7. Marxism 8. New Marxism 9. Modernism 10. Post - Modernism 11. Structuralism 12. Post – Structuralism

Unit II: Nature and Scope of History [10]

1. Meaning and Definition 2. Nature and Scope of History 3. Importance

Unit III: Sources of Historical Research [10]

32 1. Primary and Secondary 2. Written and Un- written 3. Importance of Sources

Unit IV: Historical Research [10]

1. Selection of Research Problem 2. Historical Methods 3. External Criticism 4. Internal Criticism 5. Interpretation

Unit V: Major Archives in Maharashtra: Brief Study [10]

1. Mumbai Archives 2. Pune Archives 3. Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, Pune 4. Nagpur Archives 5. Kolhapur Archives 6. V.K.Rajwade Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, Dhule 7. Deccan College

Books for Study

1. Avneri S., Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx, Cambrige, 1968. 2. Barnes H.E., History of Historical Writing, Dover, NewYork, 1963. 3. Cannadinen David (Ed.), What is History Now?, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2002. 4. Carr E.H., What is History, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1971. 5. Chitnis K.N., Research Methodology in History 6. Collingwood, R.G., The Idea Of History, Oxford University Press, New York, 1976. 7. Elton G.R., Practice of History, Blackwell, London, 2001. 8. E.Shridharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500 BC to AD 2000, Orient BlackSwan, New Delhi. 9. Grewal J.S., History and Historians of Medieval India, Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, 2000 10. Langlois Ch, V. And Ch. Seignobos, Introduction to the study of History, Barnes and noble Inc. and Frank Cass and co., New York, 1966 11. Mujumdar R.C., Historiography in Modern India, 1970.

33 12. Sarkar Sumit, Writing Social History, OUP, Delhi, 1998 13. Sen S.P.(Ed.), Historians and Historiography in Modern India, Culcutta, 1973. 14. Shiekh Ali, History: Its Theory and Method, Macmillan Publication, Madras, 1972. 15. Tikekar S.R., On Historiography, Mumbai, 1964. 16. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Research Methdology in Social Sciences, Himalaya, New Delhi, 2002.

34 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two) HSDE 352- History of Marathas (Royal Period)

Objective:

The course intends to study the role played by the Marathas in the context of India, the changing nature of Maratha State. The objectives of this course are to understand and analyze the Maratha expansionism and its significance in various spheres.

Unit I: Sources [10]

1. Archeological 2. Literary 3. Travellers Accounts

Unit II: Conceptual Study of Diplomatic History of Marathas [15]

a) Swarajya b) chauth c) Sardeshmukhi d) Maratha Confederacy e) paragana f) Subha g) Baluta h) Aluta i) Gotsabha j) Bramhasabha

Unit III: Expansion of Maratha Power [15]

1. Background of Expansion 2. Conflict between Chh. Shahu and Maharani Tarabai 3. The Role of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath in Expansion of the Maratha Empire 4. Expansion of Maratha Power Southern and Northern

Unit IV: Internal relations [8]

1. Senapati Dabhade 2. Sarkhel Angare 3. Nagapurkar Bhosale

Books for Study

1. James Grant Duff., History of Maharashtra, Avishkar Publishers. 2. Sardesai G.S., New History of the Marathas, Vol.I,II and III, Phoenix Publication, Bombay.

35 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 353- History of World Civilization I Objectives

The objectives of the course are to introduce the student to the culture of various civilizations from ancient times onwards, to highlight how this regional cultural identity forms a part of the main flow of the various cultural traditions, to get acquainted with basic concepts, theories and methodology of social Philosophy, to enable the students comprehend the transition of World from ancient to Modern times and its impact on the world,

Unit I: Conceptual Study [08]

1. Homo Sapiens 2. Pre history 3. Osiris 4. Sphinx 5. Cuneiform (Fertile crescent) 6. Code of Hammurabi 7. Taoism 8. Confucianism 9. Oracles 10. Hijri 11. Holy Roman Empire 12. Renaissance

Unit II: Stone Age Culture [10]

1. Early Types of Man 2. Paleolithic Age 3. Mesolithic Age 4. Neolithic Age 5. Food Production, Primitive Agriculture and village Settlement

Unit III: Ancient Civilization in West Asia [10]

36 1. Egyptian Civilization – Government, Socio-Economic Life, Art and Architecture, Contribution of Egyptian civilization 2. Mesopotamia (Mesopotamian) – Socio-Economic Life, Art and Architecture, Religion and Literature.

Unit IV: Ancient Civilization of China [10]

1. Social Structure 2. Economy 3. Religion and Philosophy 4. Art, Architecture and Science

Unit V: Ancient Indian Civilization [10]

1. Harappan Civilization – Town Planning, Socio – Economic and Religious Life, Art and Craft, Decline 2. Vedic Civilization – Vedic Literature, Socio - Economic Life, Cultural and Religious belief

Books for Study

1. B. Kumar, Encyclopedic study of World History, Kunal Books, New Delhi, 2012. 2. Bowle, John, Man Through the Ages, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1977. 3. Craig, A.M., Graham, W.A., Kagan, D., Ozment, S., and Turner, F.M., The Heritage of World Civilization, 2 vols., Macmillan, 1986. 4. Davies H.A., An outline History of the World, Oxford University Press, London, 1964. (Fourth edition). 5. Durant Will, The Study of Civilization, Vol.I, ( Our Oriental Heritage). 6. George W. Southgate, An Introduction to World History, J.M.Dent &Sons Ltd. London, 1956. 7. Gerrit P. Judd, A History of Civilization, Collier-Macmillan, New York, 1966, reprinted 1967. 8. Lucas, Henry, A short History of Civilization 9. Nanda S.P, History of the World, Dominant Publishers and distributors. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2007, (Reprint 2011) 10. Platt & Drummond, Our World through the Ages, Prentice-Hall, NewYork, 1959. 11. Sood Vishal, Ancient Civilizations of the World, ABH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2012. 12. Swain James Edgar (1970) -A History of World Civilization, Eurasia publishing House (P) Ltd.Delhi-55. 13. Thapar Romila, India : From the origins to AD 1300, Penguin. 14. Webster, Hutton, History of Civilization – Ancient and Medieval

37 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division

Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE- 354 History of America I Objectives:

This course will though light on the rise and development of the USA as a world power. The other objectives of this course are to acquaint students about the main developments in the Contemporary World also to comprehend the socio economic reforms in 1914 – 1992, to acquaint the students with the principles of foreign policy and to orient the students with political history of Europe.

Unit I: Conceptual Study [08]

1. Non Intervention policy 2. Good Neighbor Policy 3. Super Power 4. New Deal 5. Balance of Power 6. Apartheid 7. Fair Deal Policy 8. Sphere of Influence 9. Dollar Diplomacy 10. Polarization 11. Bipolarization 12. Civil Right Movement

Unit II: U.S.A. and First World War [10]

1. End of Intervention Policy 2. Role of U. S. A. in the First World War 3. Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson 4. Paris Pease Conference – 1919

Unit III: U. S. A. between Two World Wars [12]

1. League of Nation and America

38 2. The Great Depression of 1929 – Causes, Effect 3. New Deal Program 4. Foreign Policy

Unit IV: U.S.A. and Second World War [10]

1. Causes for American intervention in the World War II 2. Role of U. S. A. in the World War II 3. U. S. A. and Foundation of United Nations Origination

Unit V: Socio Cultural Movement in America [08]

1. Civil right Movement and Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Movement for Right for Women

Books for Study

1. Beard, Charles A. The American Spirit. 2. Current Williams and Friedal, A History of the United States 3. Donaid D. (Editor) The Making of America, 1607 – 1763, Macmillan New York, 1965. 4. Elson Henry William, History of the United States of America. 5. Faulkner H.U., American Political and Social History. 6. Harries, Owen (ed.), America’s Purpose: New Vision of U.S. Foreign Policy, S.G. Wasani,New Delhi, 1991. 7. Hart, Albert Bushnell : American History told by Contemporaries Volume I to IV Macmillan New York, 1964. 8. Hofstadter, Miller and Aron, The Union States. 9. John J. Tepasker (Edt.), Three American Empires, Harper and Row Publishers, NewYork, 1967. 10. La Feber, Walter, America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1990, McGraw Hill Inc., 1991. 11. May, E. R. (Editor) The American Foreign Policy (Oxford Indian Edition, 1967). 12. Morison Samuel Eliot, The Oxford History of American People. 13. Mowry,George E. The Era of Theodore Rooseveltn (Harper, 1958). 14. Nye & Morpurgo : A History U. S. 2 Volumes ( Penguin 1965). 15. Osgood : Ideas & Self Interest in America’s Foreign Relations, Chicago University Press, 1955. 16. Pringle, Theodore Roosevelt, London, 1932. 17. Randall, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Boston, 1932. 18. Schlessinger, The Rise of Modern America.

39 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 355- Project

In consultation with a member of the History faculty, a student may design an independent studies module, on a topic of their choosing. A faculty member must agree to supervise the module, and determine the modes of evaluation. Faculty and student together will determine an appropriate reading list and schedule of weekly meetings to discuss the readings. This option may not be available every semester, depending on the availability of faculty.

Project Work & Evaluation Scheme:

• Term end examination of 60 marks shall be held at the end of the first term. • Candidate shall submit a report of minimum 3000 words i.e. 10 to 15 pages to the department by end of the February. • A viva-voce should be conducted before theory examination and the results should be sent to the University as immediately • The result should be prepared as follows: • 60 marks of term end examination converted in to 20 marks • 50 marks Annual examination for 2 hours conducted by Spicer Adventists University Equal weightage for all topics • 30 Marks exam should be conducted by the department 20 marks for Project work & 10 marks Viva-voce exam.

40 Spicer Adventist University Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History B.A Honors Core Course (CC) HSCC 361- Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Medieval World Objectives: The Course seeks to develop a historical understanding of the major developments in some parts of the Ancient and Medieval world. These include the process of colonisation undertaken by the Greek city-states (polis) and by Rome and the farreaching political experiments undertaken here. The Course provides a scope for understanding the subject of slavery in its varied dimensions in the Ancient world and this in turn prepares the students to understand historically the concepts of freedom and bondage as also the larger process of ordering and reordering of society through coercion, consent and revolts. One of the objectives of the course is to highlight the interconnectedness of Greek and Roman religion, culture and society. Unit I: Roman Republic, Participate and Empire &slave society in 1. ancient Rome: 2. Agrarian economy, 3. urbanization, trade Unit II: Religion and culture in ancient Rome. Unit III: Crises of the Roman Empire. Unit IV: Economic developments in Europe from the 7th to the 14th centuries: 1. Organization of production, towns and trade, technological developments. 2. Crisis of feudalism 3. Unit V: Religion and culture in medieval Europe: Unit VI: Societies in Central Islamic Lands: 1. The tribal background, ummah, Caliphal state; rise of Sultanates 2. Religious developments: the origins of shariah, Mihna, Sufism 3. Urbanization and trade

41 Books For Reading 1. Perry Anderson, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism. 2. Marc Bloch, Feudal Society, 2 Vols. Cambridge History of Islam, 2 Vols. 3. Georges Duby, The Early Growth of the European Economy. 4. Fontana, Economic History of Europe, Vol. I (relevant chapters). 5. P. K. Hitti, History of the Arabs. 6. P. Garnsey and Saller, The Roman Empire. 7. S. Ameer Ali, The Spirit of Islam. 8. J. Barrowclough, The Medieval Papacy. 9. Encyclopedia of Islam, Ist ed., 4 vols. 10. M. G. S. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam.

42 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Core Course (CC) HSCC 362-Rise of Modern West II

Objectives:

Unit I: 17th century European crisis: economic, social and political dimensions. Unit II: The English Revolution: major issues; political and intellectual currents. Unit III: Rise of modern science in relation to European society from the Renaissance to the 17th century. Unit IV: Mercantilism and European economics; 17th and 18th centuries. Unit V: European politics in the 18th century: parliamentary monarchy; patterns of Absolutism in Europe. Unit VI: Political and economic issues in the American Revolution. Unit VII: Preludes to the Industrial Revolution. Books For Reading 1. T.S. Aston and C.H.E. Philpin (eds.), The Brenner Debate. 2. H. Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science. 3. Carlo M. Cipolla, Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vols. II and III. 4. Carlo M. Cipolla, Before the Industrial Revolution, European Society and Economy, 1000 -1700. 3rd ed. (1993) 5. D.C. Coleman (ed.), Revisions in Mercantilism 6. Ralph Davis, The Rise of the Atlantic Economics. 7. Maurice Dobb, Studies in the Development of Capitalism. 8. J.R. Hale, Renaissance Europe. 9. R. Hall, From Galileo to Newton. 10. Christopher Hill, A Century of Revolutions. 11. Rodney Hilton, Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism.

43 12. H.G. Koenigsberger and G.L. Mosse, Europe in the Sixteenth Century. 13. Stephen J. Lee, Aspects of European History, 1494 - 1789. 14. G. Parker, Europe in Crisis, 1598 - 1648. 15. G. Parker and L.M. Smith, General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century. 16. J.H. Parry, The Age of Reconnaissance. 17. Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West: Social and Economic History of Early Modern Europe. 18. V. Poliensiky, War and Society in Europe. 1618 -48. 19. Theodore K. Rabb, The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe. 20. V. Scammell, The First Imperial Age: European Overseas Expansion, 1400-1715. 21. Jan de Vries, Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis 1600 û 1750 22. M. S. Anderson, Europe in the Eighteenth Century. 23. Perry Anderson, The Lineages of the Absolutist State. 24. Stuart Andrews, Eighteenth Century Europe. 25. B. H. Slicher von Bath, The Agrarian History of Western Europe. AD. 500 - 1850. 26. The Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. I - VI. 27. James B. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, New Approaches to European 28. History. 29. G. R. Elton, Reformation Europe, 1517 û 1559. 30. M. P. Gilmore, The World of Humanism. 1453 û-1517. 31. Peter Kriedte, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists. 32. J. Lynch, Spain under the Hapsburgs. 33. Peter Mathias, First Industrial revolution. 34. Harry Miskimin, The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe: 1460 û 1600. 35. Charles A. Nauert, Humanism and the Culture of the Renaissance (1996). The New Cambridge Modern History of Europe, Vols. I - VII. 36. L. W. Owie, Seventeenth Century Europe. 37. D. H. Pennington, Seventeenth Century Europe. 38. F. Rice, The Foundations of Early Modern Europe

44 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 361: Methods in History II

Objectives:

Unit I: History and Social Science [10]

1. History and Geography 2. History and Political Science 3. History and Economics 4. History and Sociology

Unit II: School Of Historiography [10]

1. Imperialist 2. Nationalist 3. Marxist 4. Subaltern 5. Local History

Unit III: Historians of Maharashtra [10]

1. V. K. Rajwade 2. G. S. Sardesai

45 3. T. S. Shejwalkar 4. G. H. Khare 5. J. Sarkar

Unit IV: Indian Historians [10]

1. R. C. Mujumdar 2. K. A. Niolkanth Shastri 3. D. D. Kosambi 4. Romila Thapar

Unit V: Historical Study Tour or Project Work

Books for Study

17. Barnes H.E., History of Historical Writing, Dover, NewYork, 1963. 18. Cannadinen David (Ed.), What is History Now?, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2002. 19. Carr E.H., What is History, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1971. 20. Chitnis K.N., Research Methodology in History 21. Collingwood, R.G., The Idea Of History, Oxford University Press, New York, 1976. 22. Elton G.R., Practice of History, Blackwell, London, 2001. 23. E.Shridharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500 BC to AD 2000, Orient BlackSwan, New Delhi. 24. Grewal J.S., History and Historians of Medieval India, Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, 2000 25. Langlois Ch, V. And Ch. Seignobos, Introduction to the study of History, Barnes and noble Inc. and Frank Cass and co., New York, 1966 26. Mujumdar R.C., Historiography in Modern India, 1970. 27. Sarkar Sumit, Writing Social History, OUP, Delhi, 1998 28. Sen S.P.(Ed.), Historians and Historiography in Modern India, Culcutta, 1973. 29. Shiekh Ali, History : Its Theory and Method, Macmillan Publication, Madras, 1972. 30. Tikekar S.R., On Historiography, Mumbai, 1964. 31. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Research Methdology in Social Sciences, Himalaya, New Delhi, 2002.

46 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 362- History of Maratha (Peshwa Period)

Objectives:

The course intends to study the role played by the Marathas in the context of India, the changing nature of Maratha State during Peshwa Rule. The objectives of this course are to understand and analyze the Maratha expansionism and its significance in various spheres during Peshwa rule.

Unit I: Batttle of Panipat [12]

1. Background 2. Causes 3. Effects 4. Causes of Defeat

Unit II: Achievements of the Marathas after Panipat [12]

1. Peshawa Madhavrao First 2. Barbhai Council 3. Achievements of Mahadaji Shinde

Unit III: Decline of the Maratha Power [12]

1. Peshawa Bajirao Second 2. Maratha - British Wars 3. Causes of Decline

Unit III: Maratha Administration [12]

1. Central 2. Provincial 3. Local 4. Judicial

Books for Study:

1. James Grant Duff., History of Maharashtra, Avishkar Publishers. 2. Sardesai G.S., New History of the Marathas, Vol.I,II and III, Phoenix Publication, Bombay.

47 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A Honors

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 363 - History of World Civilization II

Objectives:

The objectives of the course are to acquaint the students with growth of various movements that shaped the modern world, to highlight the rise and growth of different ideologies (nationalism…) as a movement in different parts of the world and to enable the students to understand the Political, Socio-Economic and Cultural Developments of World from Pre Historic times.

Unit I: Western Classical Civilization [10]

1. Greece Civilization – Social Life, Economy, Cultural Life, Religious belief 2. Roman Civilization – Philosophy, Socio-Economic Life, Religion and Philosophy, Science and Literature, Art and Architecture, Roman Law

Unit II: Arab Civilization [10]

1. Economic and cultural Life, contribution in Science and Literature, Art and Architecture, Contribution in History writing 2. Impact of Arab in World Civilization

Unit III: Life in Medieval Europe [10]

1. Meaning and nature of feudalism, Church and State 2. Economy, Social Life, Rise of Nation States

Unit IV: Renaissance and Reformation Movement [10]

1. Impact of Renaissance: Art and Architecture, New trends in Science and Literature. 2. Reformation, Counter Reformation 3. Consequences of Reformation Movement

Unit V: The Age of Discoveries [08]

1. Geographical Explorations - Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan 2. Scientific Discoveries

48 Books for Study

1. B. Kumar, Encyclopedic study of World History, Kunal Books, New Delhi, 2012. 2. Bowle, John, Man Through the Ages, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1977. 3. Craig, A.M., Graham, W.A., Kagan, D., Ozment, S., and Turner, F.M., The Heritage of World Civilization, 2 vols., Macmillan, 1986. 4. Davies H.A., An outline History of the World, Oxford University Press, London, 1964. (Fourth edition) 5. Durant Will, The Study of Civilization, Vol.I, ( Our Oriental Heritage). 6. George W. Southgate, An Introduction to World History, J.M.Dent &Sons Ltd. London, 1956. 7. Gerrit P. Judd, A History of Civilization, Collier-Macmillan, New York, 1966, reprinted 1967. 8. Lucas, Henry, A short History of Civilization 9. Nanda S.P, History of the World, Dominant Publishers and distributors. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2007, (Reprint 2011) 10. Platt & Drummond, Our World through the Ages, Prentice-Hall, NewYork, 1959 11. Sood Vishal, Ancient Civilizations of the World, ABH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2012. 12. Swain James Edgar (1970) -A History of World Civilization, Eurasia publishing House (P) Ltd.Delhi-55. 13. Thapar Romila, India : From the origins to AD 1300, Penguin. 14. Webster, Hutton, History of Civilization – Ancient and Medieval

49 Spicer Adventist University

Arts & Social Sciences Division Department of History

B.A General

Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 364- History of America II

Objectives:

The objectives of this course are as following: To acquaint Students about the rise and development of the USA as a world power, to acquaint Students about the main developments in the Contemporary World, to comprehend the socio economic reforms in 1914 – 1992, to acquaint the students with the principles of foreign policy and to orient the students with political history of Europe.

Unit I: Foreign Policy of U. S. A. After World War II [10]

1. Marshall and Truman Plan 2. Berlin Crisis 3. Eisenhower Doctrine 4. Cuban Crisis

Unit II: U.S.A. Relation with Japan and China [10]

1. Post War Reconstruction in Japan under General Mac. Arthur. 2. Communist Revolution in China and America 3. Vietnam - America War 4. Korean Crisis

Unit III: U. S. A. and Cold War [10]

1. Cold War - Concept, Causes, Nature and Scope 2. Regional Co – Ordination Organizations and U.S.A.(NATO, SEATO, CENTO, OPEC and ANZUS) 3. Computation in Weapons (Nuclear Autonomic weapons) and Space Research (NASA) 4. Disintegration of Soviet Russia

Unit IV: U. S. A. AND ASIA [10]

1. Arab – Israel conflict and America 2. Iran, Iraq and Kuwait

50 3. Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

Unit V: U. S. A. as A World Power [08]

1. Economic Policy of America - Globalization, Privatization and Liberalization 2. Industrial growth of America 3. America - World Bank and I.M.F.

Books for Study

1. Beard, Charles A. The American Spirit. 2. Current Williams and Friedal, A History of the United States 3. Donaid D. (Editor) The Making of America, 1607 – 1763, Macmillan New York, 1965. 4. Elson Henry William, History of the United States of America. 5. Faulkner H.U., American Political and Social History. 6. Harries, Owen (ed.), America’s Purpose: New Vision of U.S. Foreign Policy, S.G. Wasani,New Delhi, 1991. 7. Hart, Albert Bushnell : American History told by Contemporaries Volume I to IV Macmillan New York, 1964. 8. Hofstadter, Miller and Aron, The Union States. 9. John J. Tepasker (Edt.), Three American Empires, Harper and Row Publishers, NewYork, 1967 10. La Feber, Walter, America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1990, McGraw Hill Inc., 1991. 11. May, E. R. (Editor) The American Foreign Policy (Oxford Indian Edition, 1967). 12. Morison Samuel Eliot, The Oxford History of American People. 13. Mowry,George E. The Era of Theodore Rooseveltn (Harper, 1958) 14. Nye & Morpurgo : A History U. S. 2 Volumes ( Penguin 1965). 15. Osgood : Ideas & Self Interest in America’s Foreign Relations, Chicago University Press, 1955. 16. Pringle, Theodore Roosevelt, London, 1932. 17. Randall, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Boston, 1932. 18. Schlessinger, The Rise of Modern America.

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Discipline Specific Elective (DE) (Any Two)

HSDE 365- Project