A History of World Societies, 1500 to 1914
Curriculum guideline
Class sections will be divided between lectures and seminar discussions. The seminar discussion sessions will serve as a forum for the analysis and discussion of scholarly literature and as a testing ground for student hypotheses. The instructor will encourage students to elaborate, refine and revise ideas. Discussion sessions will also include tutorials in conducting historical research, the exploration of primary source documents, and practice in oral presentations. Participation in both lectures and seminar discussions is required for the successful completion of the course.
Week 1: Encountering the World in 1500
Week 2: Conflict, Expansion and Exploitation: New Empires, Absolute Monarchies, and Republics
Week 3: Islamic Empires and their Subjects: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
Week 4: Continuity and Change in China, Japan and South East Asia
Week 5: Colonialism, the Atlantic World and Slavery
Week 6: The Scientific Revolution and the Challenges of the Enlightenment
Week 7: The Industrial Revolution and its Discontents
Week 8: Ideologies of Change and Nation Building in Germany, Italy and Russia
Week 9: Varieties of Imperialism in the Middle East and East Asia
Week 10: The Challenges of Modernity in Qing China and Meiji Japan
Week 11: Imperial Rivalries in Africa, Independence in Latin America
Week 12: Radicalism, Reformist Impulses and Social Movements at the Turn of the Century
Week 13: New Imperialism and Settler States: North America and Asia-Pacific
Week 14: 1914: On the Eve of Global War
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
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Examine historical sources critically and analytically (reading history). These sources include not only survey texts and scholarly articles, but also short monographs and extended primary sources.
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Create and communicate personal interpretations of historical problems (writing history). Forms for communication of personal interpretations include research proposals, research essays (from 3000-5000 words), annotated bibliographies, comparative book reviews, short interpretive essays, historiography analyses, primary source studies, and final examinations or final summative assignments.
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Analyze the ideas of other students and the instructor in both tutorials and seminars both independently and in cooperation with other students (discussing history).
Assessment will be in accord with the Douglas College student evaluation policy. Specific components of evaluation will include some of the following: mid-term and final exams consisting of short answer questions and essay questions; in-class written work, quizzes, research paper; seminar presentations; short debate/position papers; participation in class discussions.
Specific evaluation criteria will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the semester and will vary according to the instructor’s assessment of appropriate evaluation methods.
An example of one evaluation scheme: Any combination of the following totalling 100%
- Essays (one to four) 20%-60%
- Tests (at least two) 20%-60%
- Instructor's General Evaluation (participation, quizzes, etc.) 10%-20%
No single essay or test will constitute less than 10% or more than 35% of the grade
Total value of all essays will not be less than 20% or more than 60%
Texts will be chosen from the following list, to be updated periodically:
An instructor’s Course Reader may be required.
Adler, Philip J., and Randall L. Pouwels. World Civilizations. Vol. 2. Since 1500. 7th ed. Stanford, CT: Wadsworth Publishing, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Andrea, Alfred J., and James H. Overfield. The Human Record: Sources of Global History. Vol. 2. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing, Cengage Learning, 2012.
Buillet, Richard W., Pamela Kyle Crossley, Daniel R. Headrick, and Steven W. Hirsch. The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History. Vol. 2. Since 1500. 6th ed. Stamford, CT: Wadsworth Publishing, Cengage Learning, 2014.
Craig, Albert M., William A. Graham, Donald M. Kagan, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. The Heritage of World Civilizations. Vol. 2. Boston: Prentice-Hall, 2011.
Fernandez-Armesto, F. The World: A History. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010.
Judge, Edward H. and John W. Langdon. Connections: A World History. Vol. 2. From 1650. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson, 2012.
Lockard, Craig A. Societies, Networks and Transitions: A Global History. Vol. 2. Since 1450. Stamford, CT: Wadsworth Publishing, Cengage Learning, 2015.
McKay. John P., Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Roger B. Beck, Clare Haru Crowston, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, and Jerry Davila. A History of World Societies. Vol. 2. Since 1450. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 2015.
Morillo, Stephen. Frameworks of World History: Networks, Hierarchies, Culture. Vol. 2. Since 1350. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Morillo, Stephen, and Lynne Miles-Morillo. Sources for Frameworks of World History. Vol. 2. Since 1400. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Pollard, Elizabeth, Clifford Rosenberg, and Robert Tignor. A History of the World: From the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present. Concise Ed. New York: WW Norton, 2015.
Pomeranz, Kenneth, James B. Given, and Laura J. Mitchell, eds. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A Companion Reader. Vol. 2. New York: WW Norton, 2010.
Reilly, Kevin. Worlds of History. Vol. 2. Since 1400: A Comparative Reader. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 2014.
Sivers, Peter von, Charles A. Desnoyers, and George B. Stow. Patterns of World History. Vol. 2. Since 1400. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Sivers, Peter von, Charles A. Desnoyers, and George B. Stow. Sources in Patterns of World History. Vol. 2. Since 1400. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Smith, Bonnie G., Marc Van De Mieroop, Richard von Glahn, and Kris Lane. Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World’s Peoples. Vol. 2. Since 1300. Boston: Bedford Books, 2012.
Stearns, Peter N., Stephen S. Gosch, Erwin P. Grieshaber, and Allison Scardino-Belzer. Documents in World History. Vol. 2. The Modern Centuries, From 1500 to the Present. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2012.
Strayer, Robert W. Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 2013.
Related Resources:
Bentley, Jerry. H. The Oxford Handbook of World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
The New Oxford World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008-. 17 vols.
Studies in Comparative World History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984-. 9 vols.
Very Short Introductions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000-. 68 vols. in History.
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