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| 1 | | | | - Introduction to course. Africa and Interregional Trade before 1500
- Islam Before 1500 and the Ottoman Empire
| | | | Mbemba (Affonso I). "Letters to the King of Portugal" (1526). Unnamed author. "Letter to the King and Queen of Spain." | | | | First essay topic distributed. | | | | Suleyman the Magnificent | |
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| 2 | | | | - Mexico, Christendom, and the Iberian Peninsula during the 15th Century
- The Conquest of the Aztecs
- Discussion of readings from weeks 1 and 2
| | | | Las Casas. Excerpts from In Defense of the Indians (ca. 1548-1550). Durán. Excerpts from Book of the Gods and Rites and the Ancient Calendar (ca. 1580). | | | | First essay due. | | | | Il Decameron (this film is not in the media office, but is widely available in the foreign film section of large video stores). Warning: this film contains nudity and graphic sexual representations. | |
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| 3 | | | | - Society and State in East Asia
- The Entry of Iberians, English, and Dutch into the Indian Ocean and East Asia
- Discussion
| | | | Pereira. "Certain Reports of China…" (1565). Iemitsu. "The Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan," and "Completion of the Exclusion, 1639." | | | | Responses due. (1) | | | | Double Suicide | |
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| 4 | | | | - The Splintering of Christendom and the European State
- Science as a Revolution
- Discussion
| | | | Documents on Witchcraft Persecution. Monter. "Women in the Age of the Reformation," table 8.1. | | | | Responses due. (2) | | | | The Return of Martin Guerre | |
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| 5 | | | | - Changes in the Land: Colonists and Amerindians in New England
- The United Kingdom Abroad and Divided at Home
- Discussion
| | | | Locke. Second Treatise of Government (1698). Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania (1742-1743). | | | | Responses due. (3) Topic for second essay distributed. | | | | A Man For All Seasons | |
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| 6 | | | | - The Invention of Racism, Part I: The Beginnings of the Slave Trade and New World Plantations
- The Invention of Racism, Part II: The American Paradox of Slavery and Freedom
- Discussion
| | | | Craton. Searching for the Invisible Man: Slaves and Plantation Life in Jamaica. Optional Book: Brown, Clotel (available electronically at www.knowledgerush.com/books/clotl10a.html). Start with Chapter one--do not need to read the preface or the narrative of life and escape.
| | | | Second essay due. | | | | Last Supper | |
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| 7 | | | | - The French and Haitian Revolutions
- The French and Haitian Revolutions (cont'd)
- Discussion
| | | | Documents on the French and Haitian Revolutions: Excerpts from Beik, ed. The French Revolution. Excerpts from Levy et al., eds. Women in Revolutionary Paris. Excerpts from Tyson, ed. Toussaint L'Ouverture.
| | | | Responses due. (4) | | | | Danton | |
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| 8 | | | | - The Industrial Revolution and International Trade, British India (1757-1850)
- Whatever Happened to New World Slavery?
- Discussion
| | | | Documents from British Parliamentary Committees during the Industrial Revolution. Blake, "Chimney Sweeper," "London," and "The Human Abstract." | | | | Responses due. (5) | | | | Oliver Twist | |
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| 9 | | | | - The Market of Their Dreams: Economy, Fantasy, and Opium in the Western Assault on China (1800-1840)
- The Marxist Critique of Capitalism (1840s-1860s)
- Guest Discussant
| | | | Marx. Excerpts from Capital (1867). Vol. 1. Yataro. "Letter to Mitsubishi Employees" (1876). | | | | Responses due. (6) | | | | Ancestors in the Americas: Coolies, Sailors, Settlers | |
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| 10 | | | | - The New Empire: The US Conquest of Native Americans (ca. 1820-1870)
- The New Empire: US Interventions in Latin America (ca. 1870-1920)
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Parallels with the Anglo-Indian Confrontation
| | | | Casement, Putumayo Report (1911). | | | | Responses due. (7) | | | | El Norte | |
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| 11 | | | | - Russia and "Backwardness"
- Discussion of Week 10 and 11 readings
| | | | Turgenev. Fathers and Sons. Chap. 1-10. Figner. Part I in Five Sisters. | | | | Responses due. (8) | | | | My Childhood | |
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| 12 | | | | - WWI-WWII
- Consuming Habits: The Invention of Modern Consumerism and Advertising (1920s-50s)
- Discussion
| | | | DuBois. "The Concept of Race" (1940), and "The Damnation of Women" (1920). | | | | Responses due. (9) | | | | Gallipoli and/or Avalon | |
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| 13 | | | | - State Socialism in the Soviet Union and China
- Decolonization (1940s-present)
- Discussion
| | | | Lenin. Excerpts from "The Immediate Tasks of the Soviet Government" (1918). Haraszti. Excerpts from A Worker in a Worker's State, and "The Culture of Censorship." | | | | Film project due. | | | | Unbearable Lightness of Being and/or
Battle of Algiers and/or
To Live (Huozhe) | |
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| 14 | | | | - The Cold War (1945-89) and Poverty, Prosperity, and Diversity Today
- Discussion
| | | | Buchanan. Excerpts from Death of the West. | | | | | | | | Cannibal Tours | |
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