April 14, 2000
FALL 2000  E.C.H.T.
HISTORY 333:  EUROPE SINCE 1919
PROFESSOR KNUTSON   1-800-777-3541

I. Content:

    A history of Europe since Versailles with emphasis upon the Communist, Fascist, and Nazi revolutions and their impact on the world, the origins and outbreak of the Second World War and the post-1945 era.

II. Required Books:

    Gilbert, The End of the European Era, 1890 to the Present. New York: W. W. Norton, any edition. (paperback) ISBN 0-393-95440-4

    I. Ibsen, A Doll's House. Dover Thrift Edition. (also required for the Core Program)

    Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward. Translated by Nicholas Bethell and David Burg. Noonday Press, 1991. ISBN: 0374511993 (also required for the Core Program)

    Wiesel, Night. New York: Bantam Books, 1982. (paperback) ISBN 0-553-27253-5 (also required for the Core Program)

    K. Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse Five or the Children’s Crusade. Dell Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN: 0440180295 (also required for the Core Program)

    The following Core Program Readings are also required for this course and are in the
      Core Program Coursepack:

    Huntington, S. P. "The Clash of Civilizations?" Foreign Affairs (Summer 1993).  OR   Kaplan, Robert D. "The Coming Anarchy," The Atlantic Monthly (February 1994), pp. 43-76.

    Fukuyama, F. "Women and the Evolution of World Politics," Foreign Affairs (September/October 1998), vol. 77 No. 5, pp. 24-40.

    "Responses: Fukuyama’s Follies." Foreign Affairs (January/February 1999), vol. 78 No. 1, pp.

    Article on Human Rights

    K. Marx, Manifesto of the Communist Party (excerpts).

    Lagerkvist, "Children’s Campaign"

    Maynes, C. M. "Squandering Triumph," Foreign Affairs (January/February 1999), vol. 78 No. 1, pp. 15-22.  OR   Wills, Garry "Bully of the Free World," Foreign Affairs (March/April 1999), vol. 78 No.2, pp. 50-59.    OR   Huntington, S. P. "The Lonely Superpower," Foreign Affairs (March/April 1999), vol. 78 No. 2, pp. 35-49.

    Russian Alphabet

    "Blockade Diary."

    Yavlinsky, G. "Russia’s Phony Capitalism," Foreign Affairs (May/June 1998), No. 3, pp. 67-79.

    Article on Eastern Europe.

    "Berlin Diary"

    UNDP Report

    Freud Article

    A. Goldschmidt, jr., "The Prophet of Mecca" and "What Is Islam?" A Concise History of the Middle East (1988).

    Article on Turkey.

    Article on Egypt.

    Article on Arab-Israeli Problems

III. Museum and Site Essays:

    At some of the major museums and sites you will be required to write short 1-2 page essays in which you will be asked to relate the works of art and artifacts to the content of this course.

IV. Current Events:

    On the tour students will be expected keep track of current world political / historical events especially as they relate to Europe and the Mediterranean. You will do this by reading English language newspapers whenever they are available. There will be periodic quizzes and discussions on these current events.

V. Extra Credit Class Presentation: (With instructor's permission only.)

    You may do a 15-30 minute extra credit class presentation on a research topic or a book related to course content selected in consultation with the instructor.

VI. Participation and Attendance:

    Because our program is interdisciplinary and participatory in nature, attendance is required at lectures, museums, art galleries, historical sites, concerts, etc. Part of your grade will depend on this participation and attendance.

VII. Grading:

    ECHT CORE PROGRAM Participation and Quizzes   10%
    Quizzes (on Current Events and Readings) and Participation    30%
    Two Tour Examinations    30% each