MAYMESTER

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1311 THE UNITED STATES, 1607-1865  

            COLE                          Section  001               MTWRFS        1:00-4:45pm  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books: Faragher, Out of Many

            Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass  

Course Requirements:  TBA  

3368 THE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN  

            TREVINO                   Section 001                MTWRFS        1:00-4:45pm  

This course is an overview of the history of Mexican-origin people in the United States.  Students will be introduced to the Amerindian, Spanish, and Mexican antecedents of Mexican-American history but the course will focus mainly on ideas, events, and personalities from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.  Course format and activities may include lectures, films, guest speakers, and structured small-group discussions.  Also listed as MAS 3368; credit will be granted only once.  

Books:  Meier, Mexican Americans/American Mexicans

             De León, They Called Them Greasers

             Villarreal, Pocho  

Course Requirements:  Two in-class, part-objectives/part essay exams (30%), an all-objective type final exam (40%).  

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SUMMER 1 - FIVE WEEK  

1311 THE UNITED STATES, 1607-1865  

 MAIZLISH                   Section 001           MTWR                  8:00-10:00am  

The main emphasis of this course will be on race relations, sectional conflict, and the political and economic development of the new nation.  This course will make extensive use of the internet.  All required assignments and most optional assignments will be web-based.  Internet links will give students direct access to a vast collection of required and optional primary source materials in both graphic and text form.  

Books:  Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin 
             Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
             Internet readings linked from the course web page.  

Course requirements:  There will be objective quizzes based exclusively on the readings, and one midterm based on the readings and the lectures.  A final examination at the end of the semester will cover both the readings and the lectures.  

  PALMER                     Section 002            MTWR                 10:30-12:30pm  

U.S. history to 1865 as the story of western expansion (from Europe to America, and from the east coast American settlements to the Midwest and West), and also the story of the interaction of new peoples in a new land.  Course emphasizes the interrelations of "whites, red, and  blacks" – that is, how three groups related to each other: the (Euro) Americans (European settlers), Native Americans (Indians), and African Americans.  By the mid-1800s the "Indian Problem" had been "settled," but the issue of African slavery would divide the "United" States as the North fought the South in the Civil War.  

Books:  Faragher, Out of Many, brief
             Blaisdell, Great Speeches by Native Americans  

Course requirements:  One essay hour exam; one multiple-choice exam; one comprehensive essay final exam.  Each counts 1/3 of final grade.  Daily attendance WILL be taken.  

1312 THE UNITED STATES, 1865-PRESENT  

BREUER                    Section 001                MTWR                  8:00-10:00am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books:  Jones, Created Equal, brief

             Davidson, They Say

             Caputo, A Rumor of War  

Course requirements:  TBA  

 MORRIS                     Section 002                MTWR              10:30-12:30pm  

Late 19th century America went through the great modern cultural Transformation from small-scale to large-scale economic, social and cultural institutions.  Recently, America seems to be entering what for a lack of a better word has been called a post-industrial age, that in many ways represents global integration on a tremendous scale.  This course will focus on what the rise and decline of industrial America has meant for social, racial, genders, class, and foreign relations.  Specific lecture topics will include: farmers' protests, segregation and desegregation, urban political machines, the growth of big government, big business, and big labor, the Cold War, Vietnam, liberalism, conservatism, cars and rock and roll.  

Books:  Faragher, Out of Many, brief  

Course requirements:  Grades will be based on quizzes, midterm and final exam.  

2301 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION  

  KYLE                          Section 001                MTWR              10:30-12:30pm  

Significant developments from the dawn to mankind through ancient and medieval times up to the 16th Century as part of Western civilization.  Emphasis on great civilizations, major historical figures and periods, important religions and ideas, factors of change and continuity.  

Books:  Spielvogel, Western Civilization to 1500

             Beatty, Heritage of Western Civilization  

Course requirements:  Objective tests (x2), mid-term exam (objective and essay).  Final exam (objective and essay).  

2302 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION  

 BREUER                    Section 001                MTWR                    1:00-3:00pm  

Major trends in world civilization since 1500 such as industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex problems and conflicts of the present century.  Particular emphasis is paid to the emergence of a global civilization and interactions among the world's peoples through mass migration, imperial expansion, trade and cultural exchange.  

Books:  Jasanoff, Edge of Empire

             Stearns, World History in Brief

             Wolf, Personalities and Problems  

Course requirements:  TBA  

ADVANCED COURSES  

3300 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH  

 COLE                          Section 001                MTWR                     1:00-3:00pm  

Introduction to methods that historians use to conduct research and present their findings in written and oral form.  

Books:  TBA  

Course Requirements: TBA  

3348 HISTORY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS  

GOLDBERG              Section 001                MTWR                 10:30-12:30pm  

This course surveys U.S. foreign relations from the origins of the republic to the eve of the First World War.  It is a study of elites and masses, of personal ambitions and ideologies that helped shape U.S. diplomacy.  Along with an attempt to recount and explain the policies and issues, institutions and experiences that have constituted American foreign relations, this course is designed to suggest broad conceptual ways of thinking about U.S. diplomacy and to help develop critical readers and thinkers.  

Books:  Jones, Crucible of Power

             Hoganson, Fighting for American Manhood

             Lambert, The Barbary Wars  

Course requirements:  Heavy emphasis on reading and discussions.  Quizzes and exams.  

3368 THE HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AMERICA  

TREVINO                   Section 001                MTWR                    1:00-3:00pm  

This course is an overview of the history of Mexican-origin people in the United States.

Students will be introduced to the Amerindian, Spanish, and Mexican antecedents of Mexican-American history but the course will focus mainly on ideas, events, and personalities from t he mid-nineteenth century to the present.  Course format and activities may include lectures, films, guest speakers, and structured small-group discussions.  Also listed as MAS 3368; credit will be granted only once.  

Books:  Meier, Mexican Americans/American Mexicans

             De León, They Called Them Greasers

             Villarreal, Pocho  

Course requirements:  Two in-class, part-objective/part essay exams (30%), an all-objective type final exam (40%).  

3372 U.S. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY  

 MORRIS                     Section 001                MTWR                   8:00-10:00am  

The roots of American economic growth with an emphasis on the transition from a colonial economy dominated by merchant families to an agricultural republic.  The market and transportation revolutions as well as the developing sectional conflict between the emerging Northern industrial economy and the Southern agricultural slave economy.  

Books: Heilbroner, The Economic Transformation of American to 1865 

Course requirements: TBA  

4301 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHY  

REINHARTZ               Section 001                MTWR             10:30-12:30pm  

An introduction to cultural and historical geography with an emphasis on cartography and the use of maps in research and teaching.  Offered as GEOG 4301 and HIST 4301; credit will be granted only once.  

Books:  East, The Geography Behind History

             Meinig, Southwest: Three Peoples in Geographical Change

             Thrower, Maps and Civilization  

Course requirements:  Mid-term and final exam.  Cartographic or historical geography research project.  

4349 ENGLAND 1848-PRESENT  

 PALMER                     Section 001                MTWR                   8:00-10:00am  

From the death of Wellington to Princess Di, from imperial splendor to 2nd rate world power, from industrial revolution to economic decline–-this course trace Britain's rise to greatness and her 20th century decline.  Along the way we will discuss how the different classes lived, the advance of (adult male) democracy, women's demands for vote; "the Empire" and the Boer War in South Africa, Britain's role in two World Wars, the "social security state" and Maggie Thatcher and Tony Blair, and the problem that would not go away––Ireland.  

Books:  Heyck, Peoples of the British Isles

             Walsh, Ireland's Independence  

Course requirements: In-class essay exam, multiple-choice exam, comprehensive essay final exam.  Each exam counts one-third of the final grade.  one student group role-playing at the end of the session and a 2-3 page character paper. Daily attendance WILL be taken.  

4358 THE THIRD REICH  

HAS-ELLISON             Section 001             MTWR            10:30-12:30pm

A pivotal event in the history of the twentieth century, Hitler's Germany continues to elicit fascination, revulsion, and controversy.  Dealing with this extraordinary and deeply disturbing historical phenomenon, the seminar explores the origin, nature, and demise of the Third Reich.  Beginning with the rise of the National Socialism in Weimar Germany, it goes on to examine the Nazi seizure of power, the centrality of Hitler, the ideology and racial agenda of Nazism, and the destruction of the Reich in five years of war and genocide.  These and other topics, such as popular opinion and everyday life, will be discussed from a variety of perspectives - cultural, political, and socioeconomic - to provide a broad interpretative framework for understanding the genesis, consolidation, and criminality of the Nazi State.

Books:   Leitz, The Third Reich
              Stackelberg, Hitler's Germany
              Crew, Nazism and German Society
              McDonough, Opposition and Resistance in Nazi Germany
              Overy, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Third Reich

Course requirements:  TBA 

4359 HISTORY OF RUSSIA TO 1855  

 REINHARTZ               Section 001                MTWR                    8:00-10:00am  

Come, broaden your horizons!  See the development of the Russian Empire from its beginnings in Medieval Europe across Eurasia and the pacific to the shores of North America. Adventure on a grand scale?  Meet Russians, Vikings, Mongols, Cossacks,

and Siberians.  Meet Saint Vladimir, Batu Khan, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and the Empress Catherine II.  Experience Novgorod the Great, the Northern War, 1812, the Decembrist Revolt, and the Crimean War.  Learn a bout "Big Red" before it was even pink.   

Books:  MacKenzie, A History of Russia, the Soviet Union and Beyond

             Zenkovsky, Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles, and Tales

             Platonov, Time of Troubles

             Alexander, Catherine the Great  

Course requirements:  Two critical book reviews, two tests and a final exam, class participation.  

4388 CRUSADE AND JIHAD: MEDIEVAL HOLY WARS  

DAVIS-SECORD        Section 001                MTWR                   8:00-10:00am  

This course will provide a history of the crusading movement of Western Europe (ca.1095-1291 A.D.) and its impact on the civilizations of the medieval West and Middle East.  Course material will address both the events and long-term legacies of the Crusades and counter-crusades (jihad) as well as the histories of the peoples and ideas involved.  Students will be asked to reflect on the following questions, as presented in lectures, readings, discussions and writing assignments:  What were the motivations of the Christian crusades, and how did they respond to them?  In what ways did the prolonged contact between these two major civilizations affect the societies, religions, and economies of each?  

Books:  Madden, The New Concise History of the Crusades

             Allen, The Crusades: A Reader  

Course requirements:  Weekly readings in primary and secondary texts. Attendance and participation in classroom discussion (20%); two short (4-5 page) papers (30% each); final exam (20%).

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SUMMER l - 11 WEEK  

3300 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH  

            RICHMOND               Section 002                MW               6:00-8:00pm  

The purpose of the course is to learn the changing concepts of historical research and methodology, prepare two oral presentations analyzing individual research projects, and write a research paper of about 12-15 pages.  The instructor will focus upon World War II, Spain, Latin America, and post-1865 U.S. history.  Students will understand and practice the techniques of scholarship.  

Books:  Turabian, Manual for Writers of Research Papers

             Richmond, Mexican Nation

             Trinkle, History Highway  

Course requirements:  A 5-10 minute oral presentation of student's topic with a one page outline and summary.  A 5-10 minute oral presentation of student's research with one page summary of major points and conclusions.  Draft of research paper. Submission of final paper.  

3363 TEXAS AND THE SPANISH BORDERLANDS  

            SAXON                       Section 001                TR                  6:00-8:00pm  

This course is intended to trace the history of Texas and the Spanish borderlands, defined here at the Greater Southwest, from the time of the first migrations to the area until the Gadsden Purchase in 1853.  Since this is the first half of the two-course Texas history sequence, special emphases will be placed on Texas and its past and the placement of Texas history into broader regional and multinational context.  

Books:  Campbell, An Empire of Slavery

             Campbell, Sam Houston and The American Southwest

             Exley, Texas Tears and Texas Sunshine  

Course requirements:  Four quizzes 20%, two book reviews 20%, family history paper 20%, midterm 20% and final exam 20%.

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SUMMER II - FIVE WEEK  

1311 THE UNITED STATES, 1607-1865  

 HAYNES                     Section 001                MTWR                   8:00-10:00am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books:  Brinkley, Unfinished Nation

             Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse

             Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave  

Course requirements:  TBA  

1312 THE UNITED STATES, 1865-PRESENT  

 PINKNEY                   Section 001                MTWR               10:30-12:30pm  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competence and critical skills.  

Books:  Brinkley, Unfinished Nation  

Course requirements:  Two exams and a final exam.  

2301 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION  

   CLARK                       Section 001                MTWR               8:00-10:00am  

Significant developments from prehistoric times through the 16th century.  Achievements and experiences of great civilizations, emphasizing major historical figures and epochs, important ideas and religions, and factors of continuity and change.  Provides a foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and introduces students to the historical forces that have shaped today's world.  

Books:  Craig, Heritage of World Civilization  

Course requirements:  TBA  

2302 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION  

  REINHARDT              Section 001                MTWR              10:30-12:30pm  

Modern Europe between about 1500 and the early twentieth century is the focus of the course which explores how countries in this corner of the world developed the economic system, technology, political organization, and the world view that enabled them to expand, influence, and dominate other areas of the globe.  Within the overall chronological framework, we will not only examine the general theme of 'modernization" but also compare and contrast how the experience of modernization varied in different countries, from England to Russia to Japan.  In addition, special emphasis will be placed on understanding the ideas of the major economic thinkers who tried to explain how and why their world was being transformed.  

Books:  Perry, Western Civilization from the 1400s  

Course  requirements:  TBA  

2313 HISTORY OF ENGLAND  

 DOWNS                      Section 001                MTWR                   8:00-10:00am  

England history from the Roman conquest of Britain to Parliament's conquest of the British monarchy.  This course will trace the rise of Britain from its status as a remote corner of the Roman Empire to its emergence as a leading European nation on the eve of its own world dominance.  Emphasis will be on political and constitutional history, specifically the growth if the monarchy, the nation state, and Parliament.  

Books:  Hollister, The Making of England

             Smith, This Realm of England  

Course requirements:  TBA  

3364 TEXAS SINCE 1845  

 PINKNEY                   Section 001                MTWR                    8:00-10:00am  

This course covers the political, economic, and social history of Texas since 1845.  Major topics will include:  Republic of Texas, Civil War and Reconstruction, Era of Reform, Power of Oil, Roaring 20s and the Great Depression, World War II and the Cold War and Modern Texas.  

Books:  Campbell, Gone To Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

             Green, Establishment in Texas Politics

             Cantrell, Feeding the Wolf  

Course requirements:  There will be one exam and a final.  Each exam will be a combination of short answer, essay, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.  In addition, two quizzes, one based on the Green book and one based on the Cantrell book, will be given in the class.  

3370 THE IMAGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST  

 HAYNES                     Section 001                MTWR               10:30-12:30pm  

Perhaps no period of U.S. history has been the subject of more myth-making and misunderstanding than the nineteenth century settlement of the West.  In an effort to explain why the West has enjoyed such an important place in the American imagination, this course will examine the ways in which Hollywood has reinforced as well as refashioned popular perceptions about this important period in our nation's history.  Among the film that will be shown and discussed are:  Stagecoach, Rio Grande, High Noon, The Magnificent Seven, and the Wild Bunch.  

Books:  Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation  

Course requirements:  TBA  

4388 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY  

 LAWRENCE               Section 001                MTWR            10:30-12:30pm  

The issue of crime and punishment has been an important one in the history of the United States.  While more recently the topic is viewed as a political one, it is an issue upon which societal values have a great impact.  What is and is not crime has changed substantially through American history as has its punishments.  From the colonial period until now, Americans have been concerned about crime and sought to punish criminal behavior, often in a variety of ways.  This course will focus on how the United States has historically dealt with this issue addressing the historical patterns of crime and the role of society in shaping definitions of crime and required punishments.  

Books:  Hoffer, Salem Witchcraft Trials

             Ayers, Vengeance and Justice

             Geis, Crimes of the Century  

Course requirements:  TBA  

4388 MONGOL EMPIRE  

 CLARK                       Section 002                MTWR                 10:30-12:30pm  

The Mongol empire was the largest empire in history and dominated most of the known world during the medieval period from 1190-1400.  They controlled territory from China in the east to Russia in the west and south through Persia to the city of Baghdad.  The Mongols were nomadic warriors feared for their speed and agility who transformed the art of warfare.  Known for their determination, Mongolian leaders like Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, and Tamerlane penetrated the Great Wall of China, neutralized the Assassians of Persia, produced an indelible impact on the Russian psyche, and consolidated control over the Indian subcontinent.  Mongolian administrative skills matched their martial prowess.  The great Chinese court that Marco Polo visited, and which enticed Europeans to explore an alternative route to the Far East, was the court established by Kublai Khan.  From China the Mongols controls the trade that flowed along the Silk Road.  The same route allowed the spread of the Black Death from China to Europe where one-third to one-half of the population died.  No other empire has placed such a central role in the formation of the modern world.  Learn the history, culture, and legacy of these remarkable people.  

Books:  Hartog, Genghis Khan
             Morgan, The Mongols
             Nicolle, Kalba River
             Turnbull, Mongol Warrior
             Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant  

Course requirements:  TBA

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