MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
History 3003/5003 Fall, 2004
The Twentieth Century Mr. Bowling
Books:
Warren Zimmerman, First Great Triumph; How Five Americans Made
Their Country a World Power (New York, 2002).
Peter Kenez, A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the
End (Cambridge, 1999).
Odd Arne Westad, Decisive Encounter; The Chinese Civil War, 1946-
1950 (Stanford, 2003).
Nikki R. Keddie, Modern Iran; Roots and Results of Revolution (New
Haven, 2003).
T. N. Harper, The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya
(Cambridge, 1999).
Philip Robins, A History of Jordan (Cambridge, 2004).
Frederick Cooper, Africa Since 1940; The Past of the Present
(Cambridge, 2002).
John Gillinghorn, European Integration, 1950-2003; Superstate or New
Market Economy? (Cambridge, 2003).
Robert I. Rotberg, When States Fail; Causes and Consequences
(Princeton, 2004).
Beatriz Sarlo, Scenes from Postmodern Life (Minneapolis, 2001).
Bruce J. Dickson, Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs,
and Prospects for Political Change (Cambridge, 2002).
Requirements:
1. Attendance.
2. Participation.
3. Readings.
4. Successful completion of two examinations.
5. A critical paper, c. 15-20 pp. for undergraduates, c. 25 pp. for
graduate students, on a topic to be chosen in consultation with
the instructor, a complete, typewritten draft of which is due on
November 8th.
Schedule:
Sept. 13 Introduction: the Paradoxical 20th Century
Sept. 20 The United States Looking Outward
Reading: Zimmerman.
Sept. 27 Utopia in Power: The U.S.S.R.
Reading: Kenez.
Oct. 4 China’s Decisive Turn
Reading: Westad.
Oct. 11 C O L U M B U S D A Y
Oct. 13 The Travails of the Iranian Nation
Reading: Keddie.
Oct. 18 M I D T E R M E X A M I N A T I O N
Oct. 25 Decolonization: A Case Study
Reading: Harper.
Nov. 1 What is “Jordan,” and Where did it Come From?
Reading: Robins.
Nov. 8 African Independence--??
Reading: Cooper.
C O M P L E T E , T Y P E W R I T T E N D R A F T
O F P A P E R I S D U E T O D A Y .
Nov. 15 Putting Europe Together After the Catastrophes
Reading: Gillinghorn.
Nov. 22 When Things Fall Apart
Reading: Rotberg.
Nov. 29 The View from Buenos Aires
Reading: Sarlo.
Dec. 6 “To Make Money is Beautiful”: China Now
Reading: Dickson.