Schedule: Topics that will be discussed in class are listed here. Each week readings will be made available in advance on Moodle.
Week 1. Jan.18-20:Napoleon and the legacy of the French revolution
Week 2. Jan. 25-27:The European environment and the industrial revolution
Week 3 Feb. 1-3:The new revolutions, Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto
Week 4. Feb. 8-10:Spring break
Week 5. Feb 15-17:Europe and the Americas
Week 6. Feb. 22-24:The question of German unification: Napoleon to Bismarck
Week 7. March 1-3:A century of music, art, poetry and literature
Week 8. March 8-10:Review session and midterm exam
Week 9. March 15-17:Queen Victoria and the British Empire
Week 10. March 22-24:The return of nationalism: Italy, Poland, Hungary
Week 11. March 29-31:Napoleon III and the rebuilding of Paris
Week 12. Apr. 5-7:The Russian dilemma: tradition and modernization
Week 13: Apr. 12-14:The scramble for Africa. The “strong brown God”
Week 14: Apr. 19-21:War and peace: Sir Norman Angell and The Great Illusion
Week 15: Apr. 26-28:Review for final exam
The midterm exam will be held during class hours.
Outlines of individual papers are due on March 29
Complete drafts of papers are due on the last day of classes
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