Course Syllabus

JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "HS 210-1"
COURSE NAME: "Nineteenth-Century Europe and the World"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2014

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Gene Ogle
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: TTH 3:00 PM 4:15 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course explores the history of Europe and its relations with the larger world from the French Revolution to just before the outbreak of World War I. In it, students investigate 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 always feel free to ask questions about the lectures or the textbook reading. Your active participation in classroom discussions will determine a significant portion of your final grade (15%).

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
In successfully completing this course, you should cultivate an understanding of the most important themes and developments of nineteenth-century European history. You should also develop an understanding of some of the most important modes of analysis that historians use in reconstructing the past.

In this course, you should 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
19th Century Europe: A Cultural History	Hannu Salmi	Polity	978-0745643601

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Participation	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 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 and you may be asked to leave the classroom should you fail to do so. Please note that behaving in ways that create distractions for other members of the class (including the professor) will lower your participation grade. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to: messaging, checking Facebook or other social networks, catching up on e-mail, watching on-line videos, reading non-class related materials, studying for other courses, shopping on-line, and generally any activity that detracts from your or any other classmate's full participation in what we are doing in the classroom.	15%
3 Reaction Papers (1-2 Pages Each)	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 discussion readings for the day on which the paper is due. In these papers, you should not summarize the reading, but rather develop a main thought of your own building on those readings. Ways of developing such arguments include, but are not limited to: critiquing some part of the argument of a secondary source (in this case the readings from Salmi), testing some part of the argument of a secondary source through the analysis of a primary source, comparing and contrasting different readings, or developing a point made by one of the authors more fully and in doing so explaining more of what it may tell us about the subject under discussion. Your grade for these reaction papers will be determined by the strength and focus of your analysis, the persuasiveness of your argument (including quality of writing), and the originality of your thought.	15%
Midterm Exam	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.	25%
Analytical Book Review (4-5 Pages)	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.	15%
Final Exam	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.	30%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork 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 cours
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances 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.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.

-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 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 and you may be asked to leave the classroom should you fail to do so. Please note that behaving in ways that create distractions for other members of the class (including the professor) will lower your participation grade. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to: messaging, checking Facebook or other social networks, catching up on e-mail, watching on-line videos, reading non-class related materials, studying for other courses, shopping on-line, and generally any activity that detracts from your or any other classmate's full participation in what we are doing in the classroom.

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

Important Course Policies

All late work will be penalized by at least one letter grade. No late work will be accepted following the final examination.

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 talk to me). There are copies of both in the reference section of the library downstairs. 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 explicit approval from both instructors to do so. For this course, no such double submission is allowed. Please note that your papers may be submitted to turnitin.com to check their content for plagiarism.

Accessing Shared Documents on MyJCU

     1. Go to the internal web site (MY JCU).
     2. After you have logged in, click on the course post-it for Fall 2014, HS 210-1. Then click on shared files.
     3. You should then be able to access any course handouts not accessible by clicking the links on this syllabus.
     4. Be sure to check the handouts page frequently for changes and updates. Similarly, I will post messages on the MyJCU board should I need to contact you in between class meetings (e.g., in the case of an unexpected class cancellation, etc.).

Course Schedule (Please note that what is below may be subject to minor changes.)

Sept. 2. Introductions—Europe, History, Modernity, and the Old Regime

Sept. 4. The Legacies of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleon, I
Begin reading WN, 64-124

Sept. 9. The Legacies of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleon, II
Continue reading WN, 64-124
DISC: Winks and Neuberger (hereafter WN), 1-9
DISC: Salmi, 1-11
DISC: "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp

Sept. 11. The Industrial Revolution, I—Technology and Work
WN, 64-124
DISC: WN, 73, 110, 112
DISC: Guest, "The Steam Loom, 1823"
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1823cotton.asp
DISC: Ure, "The Philosophy of the Manufacturers, 1835"
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1835ure.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: “Observations on the Loss of Woollen Spinning, 1794”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1794woolens.asp

Sept. 16. The Industrial Revolution, II—Social and Cultural Ramifications
DISC: Salmi, 12-42
DISC: WN, 78, 119
Reaction Paper 1 Due

Sept. 18. 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/
DISC: WN, 128, 136-137

Sept. 23. 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: Blanc, “The Organisation of Labour, 1840”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1840blanc.asp

Sept. 25. Reactions to the Revolutions, IV—Nationalism
WN, 57-62
DISC: Salmi, 58-71
DISC: Herder, “Materials for the Philosophy of the History of Mankind, 1784”
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1784herder-mankind.asp
DISC: WN, 61
Reaction Paper 2 Due

Sept. 26. OFFICIAL FRIDAY MAKE-UP DAY Ideologies in Practice, I—Conservatism Triumphant
WN, 11-27, 38-40
DISC: "Carlsbad Resolutions"
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/carlsbad.html

Sept. 30. 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.asp
DISC: WN, 30

Oct. 2. 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.asp
DISC: WN, 134

Oct. 7. Empires Lost, Empires Gained: Europe and the World, Pt. I
WN, 257-270, 285-288
DISC: Documents on the First Opium War (Handout)
DISC: Macaulay, “On Empire and Education”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1833macaulay-india.asp

Oct. 9. Midterm Examination

Oct. 14. The Revolutions of 1848—Overview
WN, 153-166
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: Schurz, “A Look Back at 1848, 1907”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1848schurz.asp
DISC: WN, 164-165

Oct. 16. The Revolutions of 1848—France and the Habsburg Empire
WN, 166-182
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: Schurz, “A Look Back at 1848, 1907”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1848schurz.asp
DISC: WN, 164-165, 175

Oct. 21. Déjà vu or Portent?—Louis Napoleon and a New French Empire
WN, 183-192
DISC: Review "Louis Napoleon's Campaign Manifesto" in “Documents of the Revolution of 1848 in France”
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/fr1848.html
DISC: WN, 189

Oct. 23. Imperial Ambitions, Reform, and Radicalism in Eastern Europe
WN, 219-228
DISC: "Documents on Rusian Imperial Politics" (Handout)

Oct. 28. 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

Oct. 30. Ideologies in Practice, IV—Nationalism, German Unification, and Central Europe
WN, 197-219
DISC: Beust, “Memoirs of the Ausgleich, 1867”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1867beust.asp
DISC: “Documents of German Unification, 1848-1871”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/germanunification.asp
DISC: WN, 204

Nov. 4. Ideologies Reconfigured--The Rise and Transformation of Marxist Socialism
DISC: Marx and Engels, “The Communist Manifesto” (In the PDF version, read pp. 14-34)
http://www.marx.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
DISC: Bernstein, "Evolutionary Socialism"
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/bernstein-revsoc.asp
DISC: Bakunin, "Stateless Socialism: Anarchism"
http://marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/works/various/soc-anar.htm

Nov. 6. The Second Industrial Revolution, I--Techology, Organization, and the Emergence of a Europe-Centered World Economy
WN, 229-241
DISC: Taylor, “The Principles of Scientific Management, 1911” http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1911taylor.asp
DISC: Franz, "German Banking, 1910" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/germanbanks.asp
DISC: “Tables Illustrating the Spread of Industrialization” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.html
DISC: “Spread of Railways in 19th Century” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrev6.html

Nov. 11. The Second Industrial Revolution, II--The Emergence of Mass Society
WN, 289-318
DISC: Salmi, 72-98
DISC: Zola, The Ladies' Paradise, excerpts, 233-251, 259-269 (Handout/On Reserve)
DISC: Explore images of the Bon Marché at http://expositions.bnf.fr/zola/bonheur/borne/accueil.htm (click on parts of the image to see the image)
Reaction Paper 3 Due

Nov. 13. Cultural Responses--Romanticism, Realism, and the Emergence of an Avant-Garde
WN, 41-63, 241-256
DISC: Salmi, 99-111
DISC: Bayly, "The World of the Arts and The Imagination," 366-392 (Handout)

Nov. 18. Empires Gained--Europe and the World, II
WN, 257-288
DISC: Hobson, "Imperialism, 1902" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1902hobson.asp
DISC: "British Missionary Letters Urging the Annexation of the South Sea Islands, 1883" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1883hebrides.asp
DISC: Lugard, "The Rise of Our East African Empire, 1893" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1893lugard.asp
DISC: Ferry, "On French Colonial Expansion, 1884" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1884ferry.asp
DISC: Earl of Cromer, "Why Britain Acquired Egypt in 1892, 1908" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1908cromer.asp
DISC: Wilmelm II, "A Place in the Sun, 1901" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1901Kaiser.asp
DISC: Prince Ukhtomskii, "Russia's Imperial Destiny, 1891" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1891ukhtomskii.asp

Nov. 20. Empires at Home--Europe and the World, III
DISC: Salmi, 112-123
DISC: Pearson, "National Life From the Standpoint of Science, 1900" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1900pearsonl.asp
DISC: Galton, "The Comparative Worth of Different Races" (Handout)
DISC: Kipling, "The White Man's Burden, 1899" http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/kipling.asp
DISC: Morel, "The Black Man's Burden" (Handout)

Nov. 25. Ideologies in Practice, V--Nationalism and Representative Regimes in Western Europe
WN, 319-350
DISC: Documents on the Dreyfus Affair (Handout--be sure to read the appropriate sections of the textbook to get a clearer sense of the events and people discussed in these documents.)
Analytical Book Review Due

Dec. 1. Ideologies in Practice, VI--Nationalism and Authoritarian Regimes in Central and Eastern Europe
DISC: Documents on Imperial Germany (Handout)
DISC: Bismarck, "Speech on the 'Polish Question'" https://www.h-net.org/~german/gtext/kaiserreich/speech.html

Dec. 3. The End?--Looking Ahead from the Fin de Siècle
WN, 350-358
DISC: Salmi, 124-147

FINAL EXAM—Date To Be Announced