HIST/POLS 206 - Spring 2012 Global Politics in the Twentieth Cent r! "r# $oha%e& 'lba&ri elba&ri(a ceg!

pt#e& )oo%* 202+ O,,ice Ho rs* -,ter the co rse or b! appoint%ent -Intro& ction: The German Chancellor Bismarck is quoted as saying that fools like to learn from their mistakes, as for me I learn from mistakes of fools . If you master history, you might aspire to e a politician like Bismarck one day. !istory is the story of successes and failures of peoples, nations and statesmen, all of "hich interact to gi#e us an episode in human e$istence. It is not a out tracing e#ents and memori%ing them. That "ould e a #ery limited and oring #ision of "hat history should e. !istory must e appreciated, e#ents properly linked and its logic understood. I ha#e taken into consideration t"o aspects, first that this is an introductory course so I chose adequate distri ution of reading material especially for the first fe" and last "eeks. &econd, that this is a political'history course, so I am trying to fuse the t"o disciplines. Ob.ecti/es o, this Co rse: (nderstanding e#ents and "hy they occurred as they did in the last century. (nderstanding ho" it ecame the asis of our current international politics. Grasping the direction of history through understanding the relationship et"een e#ents, personalities, ideologies and other factors. )#ents don*t happen y themsel#es. !o" to learn lessons from history. T+ ),-+. !I&T+/.. Helping !o attain these ob.ecti/es will be %! tas0 ,or st &ents1 who in t rn % st ,oc s1 atten& classes1 &o the rea&ings on ti%e an& abo/e all ,ollow the s b.ect as a stor! or a %o/ie with a beginning an& an en&# How are we going to achie/e these Ob.ecti/es0 This is an interacti/e co rse a%ong st &ents1 peers an& lect rer# 1e can achie#e these goals through se#eral means, first of "hich is to de#elop some concepts that "ill help you understand "orld politics. &econdly, understanding the asis upon "hich the 23th century history "as uilt, i.e. its roots. 4inally, focus on the interaction et"een e#ents, ideologies and personalities. 1e "ill also understand this through #arious tools such as films, slides, maps, unorthodo$ assignment, and a o#e all free and open discussions in class. Therefore students are encouraged to ask questions, participate and gi#e insight to the class. Co rse Polic!: &tudents are required to take notes and follo" class discussions 5(C*s rules and regulations "ill apply to 5cademic dishonesty, including cheating. &tudents are requested to come to class and hand their "ork on time. 5ttendance is a must. ,o mo iles in class.

Gra&ing Polic!:

I "as a student once 6not a very long time ago7 ut I still remem er that the grade is pro a ly the first o 8ecti#e of students. I am sure that if you follo" the guidelines of this outline, focus in class and study you should do "ell. I spread out the grades so as to gi#e students the roadest opportunity for a etter grade. Gra&es are ,inal an& non-negotiable an& I &o not gi/e %a0e- ps nor inco%plete. )$ams "ill focus on your kno"ledge of characters, e#ents and ho" you understand and analy%e them.

Gra&es are &istrib te& along the ,ollowing lines*

9:; Class participation and attendance <:; =idterm )$am 93; 5ssignment 7&hort )ssay ,ot more than >?337@33 "ordsA 93; Bui% 93; Bui% <3; 4inal )$am >,ot comprehensi#eA :; Bonus >To e e$plainedA 2or !o r bene,it1 I will choose the best two gra&es o, !o r 3 i44es an& Ho%ewor0# 5o will alwa!s ha/e choices in !o r e6a%s#

2inall!1 I will atten& two con,erences abroa& which we will nee& to %a0e p ,or1 so we shall ,i6 alternate classes ,or the%#

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.ou must read the assigned reading for each lecture as this "ill significantly help you in understanding e#ents and therefore analy%ing them. .ou "ill find on reser#e a te$t ook y 7illia% 8e!lor# The Twentieth Century and Beyond1 ,i,th e&ition. This ook "ill co#er a su stantial part of the readings. I ha#e put at the photo7center under my name the assigned reading that is not co#ered y the Ceylor ook "hich I chose to facilitate the reading task. The reading material per class #aries for reasons you can understand, ut the cumulati#e a#erage for the reading material per class is around 9? pages.

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