Development of Europe II

Instructor: Mark Bray Class Location: MU 111 E-mail: [email protected] Class Times: MW 6:00-9:40 PM

Development of Europe II explores the history of Europe from the eighteenth century to the present. The course’s readings and lectures explore a wide variety of issues including shifts in artistic tastes, social movements, political ideologies, foreign relations, gender norms, immigration, and racial, ethnic, and national identities.

By the end of the semester students will be able to:

1) integrate the major European conflicts and developments of the past three centuries into a coherent historical narrative about the creation of modern Europe. 2) explain the basic elements of major political theories and intellectual movements that have shaped foreign policy and social movements such as liberalism, socialism, and fascism. 3) assess the bilateral influence that imperialism, colonialism and decolonization have had on Europe and the Third World. 4) analyze primary and secondary sources from the study of European history.

Course Organization

Every class session will include a lecture on the week’s topic followed by a class discussion. Whenever possible, I will supplement these activities with excerpts of films, newsreels and songs. It is imperative that you attend every class in addition to reading the textbook because I will discuss many topics and issues that are not included in the text. It is expected that you complete all of the readings prior to the class for which they are assigned.

Required Books

I have only listed those books from which we will read either the entire book or large sections. The other readings will be posed on sakai, but you are free to purchase those books if you choose. The following books are listed in the order that they appear on the syllabus.

Hunt, Lynn, Thomas R. Martin, Barbara H. Rosenwein, R. Po-chia Hsia, and Bonnie G. Smith, eds. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, vol. 2, 3d ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009. ISBN: 978-0312452964 [make sure you get Volume II: Since 1500!!]

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Manifesto of the Communist Party. Radford, Virginia: Wilder Publications, 2008. ISBN: 978-1934451632 (Available from Amazon.com for $2.50)

Orwell, George. Homage to Catalonia. New York: Mariner Books, 1980. ISBN: 978-0156421171

Assignments

There will be two small quizzes that will test your comprehension of the material from the readings and lectures. The first Quiz will be on July 1 and the second quiz will be on July 27.

The midterm will be at the start of class on July 13.

Your final assignment will be a take-home final exam consisting of several essays and short- answer (about a paragraph) questions. This take-home final exam will be given out at the end of the last class on July 29. It will be due on August 2nd at 11:59 PM, and should be submitted via the sakai dropbox. Without a doctor’s note, there will be no extensions.

Academic Integrity

Plagiarism is unacceptable here at Rutgers University. If you are caught presenting the work of another as your own, you will automatically receive an F for the assignment and potentially be subject to disciplinary action. For more information see the History Department statement on plagiarism: http://history.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=147

Grading

Attendance/Participation: 20% Quiz 1: 10% Midterm: 30% Quiz 2: 10% Final: 30%

Attendance

You will be allowed only 1 unexcused absence since we meet only 12 times. Every unexcused absence above that limit will result in a deduction of 3 points off of your final grade. Excused absences do not count toward this total.

Student with Special Needs and Equal Access Statement

Rutgers University is committed to providing all students equal access to educational opportunities. If you have a documented special need please inform me during the first week of class. If you need to speak with school personnel regarding accommodations for a disability you should contact the Office of Disability Services at (732) 932-2848.

Course Schedule:

June 22: Welcome! And the Enlightenment and French Revolution

June 24: Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 20 Aspects of Western Civilization pages 153-185 [sakai] and “Proclamation to the People of Venezuela" by Simon Bolivar [sakai]

June 29: Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 21 Aspects of Western Civilization pages 186-213 [sakai], and Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson- Introduction and Chapters 3 and 5 [sakai]

July 1: Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870 FIRST QUIZ

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 22 Excerpt from “Of Colonies” from The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith [sakai], “The Benefits of British Rule,” by Dadabhai Naoroji [sakai], Excerpts from "Lord William Bentinck on the Suppression of Sati, 8 November 1829," in Speeches and Documents on Indian Policy [sakai]

July 6: Marxism and Anarchism

Readings: Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and Excerpt of Marxism, Freedom and the State by Bakunin [sakai]

July 8: Industry, Empire, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 23 Aspects of Western Civilization pages 223-245 [sakai]

July 13: Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914 Midterm

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 24 Aspects of Western Civilization pages 255-281 [sakai]

July 15: World War I and Its Aftermath

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 25 What is to Be Done? by V. I. Lenin [excerpts] [sakai]

July 20: Fascism, Stalinism, and The Spanish Civil War

Readings: Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

July 22: World War II and the Holocaust

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 26 The Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Chapter 7 [sakai], and Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi [excerpts] [sakai]

July 27: The Cold War and Postindustrial Society SECOND QUIZ

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 27 The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon [excerpts] and The Invention of Decolonization by Todd Shepard Introduction [sakai]

July 29: A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

Readings: The Making of the West Chapter 29 The Politics of the Veil by Joan Wallach Scott [excerpts]