Correspondence Directory

Major Courses of InstructionHistory350. Topics in Pre-Modern European History [Medieval Europe, Early Modern Europe, theMediterranean] (Arnold)Examines special topics in pre-modern European history.351. 19th Century Europe (Gingerich)Comprehensive account of the transformation of Europe from the era of the French Revolutionuntil the First World War. Topics include conservatism, liberalism, nationalism, socialism,industrialization, racialism, and imperialism.352. 20th Century Europe (Gingerich)Comprehensive investigation of the major political, social, cultural, and economic trends andchanges in Europe from the eve of the First World War until the revolutions of 1989. Topics includethe impact of the two world wars, totalitarianism, imperialism and decolonialization, the cold war,regeneration of Europe, and the revival of nationalism. F.353. Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany (Gingerich)A topical study that explores the origins, structure and ethos, and collapse of National SocialistGermany, and the impact of the Nazi era on Europe and the world. S.354. Economic History (Spall)A historical description and analysis of economic development in the Western world from A.D. 950to the mid-20th century. Topics include manorialism, early urban market economies, the Age ofAmbition, mercantilism, Agricultural Revolution, industrialization, classical economics, free tradeand varieties of colonialism, socialism, neo-imperialism, rise of welfare state, governmental growth,and dependency theory. Also listed as ECON 354.355. The Making of Britain (Spall)A survey of the history of Great Britain and Ireland from earliest times through the GloriousRevolution of 1688 and its settlement. Scotland, Ireland, England & Wales, and British continentaland colonial holdings receive attention. Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Medieval, andTudor-Stuart society and institutions are considered. Political structures, economic life, intellectualdevelopments, cultural values, as well as war and diplomacy are treated.356. British History Since 1688 (Spall)A survey of the history of the United Kingdom (England & Wales, Scotland, and Ireland) sincethe Glorious Revolution. Covers the Age of Aristocracy and the Enlightenment, the IndustrialRevolution and its social and political consequences, loss of the American colonies, the wars of theFrench Revolution and Napoleon, Regency and Victorian England, the rise of the Welfare State,the Age of Churchill, and contemporary Britain. Attention is given to political development andreform, empire, economic life, foreign relations, war, and changes in society and culture.357. Topics in British History (Spall)A topical inquiry at the advanced level into British History. Conducted as a readings colloquium,the course allows examination of one (or more) topics or themes in the history of the UnitedKingdom and its Empire/Commonwealth. The class studies the selected topic in depth, becomingfamiliar with primary and secondary authorities, standard works, interpretations and revisions,methodologies, and the historiographical context of the issues pertaining to the topics - as problemsapproach.150