JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY COURSE CODE: "HS 261" COURSE NAME: "Modern Europe I: The Age of Nationalism" SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring Semester 2012

SYLLABUS INSTRUCTOR: Ogle Gene EMAIL: [email protected] HOURS: TTH 11:30-12:45 TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45 CREDITS: PREREQUISITES: OFFICE HOURS: By Appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides an overview of the history of Europe from the Napoleonic era through the 1880s. In it, we will explore the cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social developments that shaped the lives of nineteenth-century Europeans. Significant attention will be given to the relationship between Europeans and peoples in other parts of the world, the development of new political ideologies and systems, and the ways in which everyday life and culture changed during this period.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT: There will be two class meetings a week, composed of a combination of lecture and discussion. Most of the discussion portion of class will be spent examining the assigned readings. You should also feel free to use it to ask questions about the lectures or the textbook reading.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: In successfully completing this course, you will cultivate an understanding of the most important themes and developments of nineteenth-century European history. You will also develop an understanding of some of the most important modes of analysis that historians use in reconstructing the past. In this course, you will work on developing the following skills: critical analysis of primary sources and historians’ arguments, developing your own well-reasoned and well-supported arguments, and effectively communicating your arguments in writing.

TEXTBOOK: Book Title Author Publisher ISBN number Library Call Number Comments Format Local Bookstore Online Purchase Europe and the Making of Modernity: 1815-1914 Robin Winks and Joan Neuberger Oxford University Press 978-0195156225           The Birth of the Modern World: 1780-1914 C.A. Bayly Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-0631236160

REQUIRED RESERVED READING: NONE RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING: NONE

GRADING POLICY -ASSESSMENT METHODS: Assignment Guidelines Weight Participation See below. 15% Midterm Exam See below. 25% 3 Reaction Papers (1-2 Pages Each) See below. 15% Analytical Book Review See below. 15% Final Exam See below. 30% -ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: General Guidelines for Letter Grades: A, B, C, D, and F. A:  Work of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course. B:  This is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.  There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluate theory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture and reference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments. C:  This is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings. D:  This level of performance demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.  Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.  In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail. F: This work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant. The exams will be in-class written exams composed of identifications/significance questions and essay questions. Your grade on these exams will depend upon the analytical strength and persuasiveness of your arguments as well as the factual accuracy of your answers. I will provide you with more information about these exams and how to prepare for them as their dates near. In each of the reaction papers (see the course schedule for due dates), you will develop a brief but coherent and well-supported argument regarding the readings for the day on which the paper is due. Your grade for these reaction papers will be determined by the strength of your analysis, the persuasiveness of your argument (including quality of writing), and the originality of your thought. In the book review, you will prepare an analytical and critical book review of a scholarly monograph of your choice from a list of possibilities provided by me.  Your grade will be determined by the strength of your analysis, the persuasiveness of your argument (including quality of writing), and the originality of your thought.  I will provide you with further guidelines regarding this assignment later in the session. All late work will be penalized by at least one letter grade.  No late work may be handed in after the final exam. Please note that also submitting work that you have previously submitted (or plan to submit) for credit in another course is also a form of academic dishonesty, unless you obtain the explicit approval from both instructors to do so. For this course, no such double submission is allowed. Any documented case of academic dishonesty on any assignment will result not only in a failing grade for the assignment in question but also in a failing grade for the course as a whole. If you have questions about how to cite material properly, refer to the appropriate sections of the MLA Style Manual or Chicago Manual of Style (or come talk to me during my office hours). There are copies of both in the reference section of the library downstairs. -ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: Your participation grade will primarily be determined by your active participation in our classroom discussions. To do so in an adequate manner, you absolutely must do the assigned class readings by the dates for which they are assigned. You also must bring copies of those readings to class so that you may consult them during our discussions.

ACADEMIC HONESTY As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.

STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.

SCHEDULE

On-Line Syllabus and Accessing J-Stor and other On-Line Readings 1. Go to the internal web site (MY JCU). 2. After you have logged in, click on the course post-it for Spring 2012, HS261. Then click on shared files. 3. You should then be able to access the syllabus (Syllabus Ogle HS261 Spring 2012) and other course handouts. 4. Be sure to check the handouts page frequently for changes and updates. Course Schedule (DISC Indicates Readings To Bring To Class For Discussion) N.B. The schedule, topics and specific readings listed below are subject to change. 1/17  Introductions—Europe, History, Modernity, and the Old Regime 1/19  The European Old Regime in Global Context              DISC: Bayley, 1-48 1/24  Motion in the Systems and Passages to Modernity              Winks and Neuberger (hereafter WN), 1-9              DISC: Bayley, 49-83 1/26  The Legacies of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleon, I              DISC: "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp   1/31  The Legacies of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleon, II--Global Crises?              DISC: Bayley, 86-120              Reaction Paper #1 Due 2/2  CLASS CANCELLED 2/7  The Industrial Revolution, I—The Wider World, Technology and Work              WN, 64-124              DISC: “Women Miners in the English Coal Pits”  http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1842womenminers.asp              DISC: "Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1786machines.asp              DISC: "Letter from Leeds Cloth Merchants, 1791" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1791machines.asp              DISC: WN, 73, 78, 110, 112, 119 2/9  The Industrial Revolution, II—European Industrialization in Global Context              DISC: Bayly, 170-198 2/14  Reactions to the Revolutions, I—Conservativism and Liberalism              WN, 125-139              DISC: Burke, “Reflections on The Revolution in France, 1791” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791burke.html               DISC: Tocqueville, Democracy in America (excerpts)   http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111toc.html                                                                                                        http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/165tocqueville.html              DISC: Tocqueville, "Letter on the French Revolution"  http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/590/ 2/16  Reactions to the Revolutions, III—Early Socialisms              WN, 139-152              DISC: Fourier, “Theory of Social Organization”  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1820fourier.asp              DISC: Marx and Engels, “The Communist Manifesto” http://www.marx.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm  (From the PDF form, you should read the Manifesto itself, i.e., pages 14-34) 2/17    MAKE-UP FOR 2/2--FRIDAY, 11:30 TG4             Reactions to the Revolutions, IV—Nationalism              WN, 57-62              DISC: Herder, “Materials for the Philosophy of the History of Mankind, 1784”                               http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1784herder-mankind.asp              DISC: Mazzini, “On Nationality”  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1852mazzini.html              DISC: WN, 61 2/21  Ideologies in Practice, I—Conservatism Triumphant              WN, 11-27, 38-40 2/23  Ideologies in Practice, II—Revolution and Reform on the Continent              WN, 27-35              DISC: Guizot, “Condition of the July Monarchy, 1830-1848” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1848guizot.html              DISC: WN, 30 2/28  Ideologies in Practice, III—Reform and Radicalism in the British Empire              WN, 35-38              DISC: Macaulay, “Speech On The Reform Bill of 1832, March 2, 1831” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1832macaulay-reform.html              DISC: WN, 134 3/1  The Revolutions of 1848—France              WN, 153-182              DISC: “Documents of the Revolution of 1848 in France” http://history.hanover.edu/texts/fr1848.html              DISC: Lamartine, “History of the Revolution of 1848 in France”  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1848lamartine.asp               DISC: St. John, “The French Revolution in 1848”  http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1848johnson.asp              DISC: WN, 164-165 3/6  The Revolutions of 1848—The Austrian Empire                DISC: Schurz, “A Look Back at 1848, 1907” http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1848schurz.asp              DISC: WN, 175 3/8  Midterm Exam 3/13  Another Look—Between World Revolutions, 1815-1865              DISC: Bayly, 125-169 3/15  Déjà vu?—Louis Napoleon and a New French Empire              WN, 183-192              DISC: WN, 189 3/27  Imperial Ambitions and Reform in Eastern Europe              WN, 219-228 3/29 and 4/3  Ideologies in Practice, IV—Nationalism and Italian Unification              WN, 192-197              DISC: “Documents of Italian Unification, 1846-61” http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1861italianunif.asp 4/5  Ideologies in Practice, IV—Nationalism, German Unification, and Central Europe              WN, 197-219              DISC: “Documents of German Unification, 1848-1871”  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/germanunification.asp              DISC: WN, 204 4/10  Nations, Empires, and Ethnicities             WN, 257-270; 285-288             DISC: Bayly, 199-243             Reaction Paper #2 Due 4/12  Revisiting the European State in Global Context             DISC: Bayly, 247-283 4/17  Culture at the Cross-Roads—Religion and Science               WN, 238-243             DISC: Bayly, 284-365             Reaction Paper #3 Due 4/19   The Arts—Romanticism and Realism             WN, 41-57, 62-63, 243-256              DISC: Bayly, 366-392 4/24  Class, Gender, Race, and Caste—European Social Hierarchies in Global Context             WN, 229-238             DISC: Bayly, 395-431 4/26  Complicating the Picture—European Modernity and Native Peoples Worldwide            DISC: Bayly, 432-450            Book Review Due FINAL EXAM—Date To Be Announced