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History 102 |
Most weeks you will turn in a one page paper based on the week's readings from "Sources of the West . The reading assignments and the topics for the weekly papers are listed below.
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| Week 1 | Introduction
Great Chain of Being |
| Week 2 | Absolutism, text: Ch 17
reader: James I's "Free Monarchy , Mornay's "Defense of Liberty . topic: What diferences do these two men see in the rights and powers of kings? How do they support their arguments? |
| Week 3 | Colonialism and Capitalism, text: Ch 16
reader: Mun's "England's Treasure , Smith's "Wealth of Nations . topic: What do Mun and Smith believe to be the best ways for nations and individuals to become wealthy? |
| Week 4 | Magic and Science
reader: Galileo's "Letter to Duchess Christina, Descartes' "Discourse on Method . topic: What are the religious issues that concern scientists like Galileo and Descartes? Why? |
| Week 5 | Enlightenment, text: Ch 18
reader: Rousseau's "Social Contract , Beccaria's "Crimes and Punishments . topic: What specific Enlightenment ideas are expressed by Beccaria and Rousseau? What do they see as wrong with the governments and laws of their time? |
| Week 6 | French Revolution, text: Ch 19
reader: Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Declaration of the Rights of Woman. topic: What political rights do these documents stand for? What would kings and nobles not like about these ideas? |
| Week 7 | Industrial Revolution, text: Chs 20, 21
reader: Chadwick's "Condition of Poor , Engels' "Condition of " Working Class . topic: What problems did industrialism create for working people according to Chadwick and Engels? How could these problems be solved? |
| Week 8 | Nationalism, text: Ch 23 |
| Week 9 | Socialism, text: Ch 25
reader: "The Great Charter , Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto . topic: What do these socialist writings find wrong with society? How in their opinion could society be improved? |
| Week 10 | Imperialism, text: Ch 24
reader: Hobson, Rhodes, Kipling, Orwell. topic: Which of these writers are pro©imperialist and how do they justify imperialism? How do the other writers criticize imperialism? |
| Week 11 | World War I, text: Ch 27
reader: Pankhurst's "Suffrage Movement , Kollantai's" Communist Morality , Woolf's "Room of One's Own . topic: What do these writers see as necessary for women to become liberated? |
| Week 12 | Russian Revolution and Soviet Society |
| Week 13 | Fascism, text: Ch 28
reader: Mussolini's "Fascist Doctrine , Hitler's "Mein Kampf . topic: What do you think attracted people to the ideas expressed by Mussolini and Hitler? |
| Week 14 | World War II and the Holocaust, text: Ch 29 |
| Week 15 | Postwar Problems, text: Chs 30, 31 |