History The Cold War Era: An International History Spring 2016

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1 History The Cold War Era: An International History Spring 2016 Professors: Yixin Chen: Morton Hall 230, x T/R 2:00 3:30 P.M. and by appt. W. Taylor Fain: Morton Hall 260, x T/R 9:30 11:30 A.M. and by appt. Mark Spaulding: Morton Hall 227, x T/R 9:30 10:30 A.M. and by appt. Location and Time: TL 1008, T, R 12:30 1:45 p.m. Course Description: This course requires students to analyze the evolution of global events and developments from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of Soviet Communism. One recurring challenge is differentiating between the developments of the period from 1945 to 1991 that were part of the Cold War and those trends that emerged from other opportunities and pressures. Taking a transnational and comparative approach, this course examines the contours of the East-West political struggle, but it will also explore the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of European decolonization, the emergence of the Third World, the implosion of the Communist bloc, the salience of economic development and modernization strategies, the impact of transnational immigration, the growth of environmental movements, the threat of nuclear proliferation, and the challenges of food production, famine, and population growth. This course satisfies UNCW s University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society; more information at: Course Requirements: -- 1 st Course essay (1,200 words) 15% due 09 February -- 2 nd Course essay (1,200 words) 15% due 03March -- Mid-Term Test 20% 22 March -- 3 rd Course essay (1,200 words) 15% due 14 April -- Final Exam 25% 05 May -- Attendance, Preparation, Participation 10% every T, R Grading Policy: A = A- = B+ = B = B- = C+ = C = C- = D+ = D = D- = F = below 60 The mid-term test (22 March) and final examination (05 May) will consist of identifications and essay questions, students should respond using material from classroom lectures and assigned readings. The three course essays (due 09 February, 03 March, and 14 April) will be centered on the books required for this course: To Live for the first essay, Magic Lantern for the second essay, and Global Offensive for the third essay. Prompts for the essays will be available two weeks before the due dates. Written assignments that are submitted late will be penalized one-third letter grade for each day they are overdue. All students are expected to adhere scrupulously to the university's Academic Honor Code as 1

2 explained in the UNCW Code of Student Life. Violations of the standards of academic honesty will result in a failing grade for the course and notification to the Dean of Students. NB: Copies of handouts for each class session will be available on Blackboard by midnight prior to each class. Please print the daily handout and bring it to class. We will not accept electronic submission of any assigned work. Please make your plans accordingly. All official announcements concerning the class will be posted on Blackboard The following required texts are available at the bookstore: Michael Hunt, The World Transformed: 1945 to Present, 2d ed. (Oxford, 2015). Michael Hunt, The World Transformed: 1945 to the Present A Documentary Reader, 2d ed. (Oxford, 2014). Yu Hua, To Live: A Novel (Anchor, 2003). Paul Thomas Chamberlin, The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order (Oxford, 2012). Timothy Garton-Ash, The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague (Vintage, 1999). Additional materials will be available on Blackboard or otherwise noted. Classroom Etiquette: This course requires everyone s cooperation to run smoothly. Every student is expected to be respectful of his or her classmates and the professors. Therefore, the following rules of behavior will be strictly enforced: --You are expected to arrive in class punctually. If you are late for unavoidable reasons, you will enter the class as quietly as possible and take the first available seat nearest the door --Once in the classroom, you will not leave early unless you have received our prior permission to do so --When we step to the podium to begin a lecture, all conversation in the classroom is to come to an immediate end --Cell phones are to be turned off and put away once in the classroom --No text messaging will be tolerated --Laptop computers are to be used for note taking only. We reserve the right to ban laptops in the classroom if they are used for other purposes --You will give us your undivided attention for the length of the class --You will not engage in private conversations with your neighbors during lecture --You are not to engage in any type of disruptive behavior that compromises our ability to teach or your classmates ability to learn --You are not to sleep in class! 2

3 Course Outline and Reading Assignments Many class meetings will include discussion of assigned readings, therefore reading assignments should be completed prior to class meetings. 12 January Introduction to the Course 14 January USA at the Pinnacle of World Power, WTF Hunt, World Transformed, 29-45, 53-55, 69-75, 84, , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, 20-41, 48-52, 88-90, , , , January Division : Berlin, Germany, Europe, World RMS Hunt, World Transformed, 6-8, 36-38, 45-53, 55-61, 77-84, Hunt, Documentary Reader, 42-48, January Reemergence of Japan and Rise of East Asia YXC Hunt, World Transformed, 84-89, , Hunt, Documentary Reader, 54-63, 85-88, January Divided Europe: West and East RMS Hunt, World Transformed, 61-69, , , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , , , , , January End of Colonial Empires in South Asia YXC Hunt, World Transformed, , Hunt, Documentary Reader, February Decolonization in South East Asia YXC Hunt, World Transformed, , , , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , February Mao s China and After: Tragedy and Rise YXC Hunt, World Transformed, , , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , , February Discussion: To Live and documents on Mao s China PAPER #1 DUE 11 February Israeli-Arab Conflict, WTF Hunt, World Transformed, Hunt, Documentary Reader, February Nationalisms and End of Empire in the Middle East WTF Hunt, A World Transformed, Hunt, Documentary Reader, ,

4 18 February USA: Challenge and Resurgence, WTF Hunt, A World Transformed, , , , , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , , , , February Decolonization and Development in Africa YXC Hunt, World Transformed, , Hunt, Documentary Reader, February Latin America in the Era of the Cold War WTF Hunt, A World Transformed, , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , March Collapse of Soviet Power, RMS Hunt, A World Transformed, , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , March Discussion: Magic Lantern and documents PAPER #2 DUE 08 March and 10 March Spring Break 15 March Third World as Concept and Reality YXC Hunt, World Transformed, 16-27, 55-60, , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, , , March (Re-)Building a Global Economy, s RMS Hunt,, World Transformed, 10-15, 77-84, Hunt, Documentary Reader, 68-85, 88-90, March Mid-Term Test 24 March No Class 29 March Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control, and Anti-Nuclear Movement WTF Hunt, A World Transformed, 53-55, Hunt, Documentary Reader, March Global Population, Agriculture, and Food YXC Hunt, World Transformed, Hunt, Documentary Reader, , April Energy in International Perspective WTF Hunt, A World Transformed,

5 07April Towards a New Global Economy, RMS Hunt, A World Transformed, , , , Hunt, Documentary Reader, April Global Terrorism WTF 14 April Discussion: The Global Offensive PAPER #3 DUE 19 April Environmental Movements WTF Hunt, A World Transformed, Hunt, Documentary Reader, April International Organizations and Human Rights RMS Hunt, A World Transformed, Hunt, Documentary Reader, April Global Migration and Multi-Cultural Europe RMS Peter Harrington (ed.), Essays on Integration and Participation, (Demos, 2008) (Blackboard) 05 May Final Exam 11:30 A.M. Writing Services at the University Learning Center DePaolo Hall, first floor (DE 1003) All writers need readers, and the more readers you have while drafting a paper, the better your paper can become. Writing Services provides experienced peer readers for all UNCW students as they develop and improve their writing skills. Writing Services are not remedial, but designed for all student writers who want to improve their papers. Students can get help with their writing in three ways: 1. The Writing Center (DE1003) provides one-on-one writing consultations led by faculty recommended peer writing tutors who are trained to help students develop revision plans. Visit our website to schedule an appointment: 2. Students can also receive electronic response to their developing papers through our Online Writing & Learning (OWL) service. Visit our website for a variety of writing resources: handouts, guides, useful links, and the online consultation link: 3. Students can drop-in at our Writing Lab (DE 1003) for help with quick questions about their developing papers. The Writing Lab is staffed with a writing tutor, and has a few computers and other writing resources for students. Check out the Writing Lab schedule here: 5