GLOBAL HISTORY

Course Description

The course SAM1030E provides an introduction to world history with a balanced focus on Europe, Asia, North and South America, Oceania and Africa. The purpose is to look beyond western historiography that often lacks important perspectives, especially from the global south. An important part of the study is to account for conditions and developments in world history with a special focus on the 20th century.

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Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the course SAM1030E Global History the student should have acquired the following learning outcomes:

KNOWLEDGE

The student:

• has knowledge of important developments and events in world history
• has knowledge of nation building, war, and international relations in the 20th century
• has knowledge of political, religious, economic, and social factors that affect the development of society

SKILLS

The student:

• has the ability to discuss important events and processes of change in world history, especially in the 20th century
• has the ability to analyze developments and contexts in world history
• has the ability to balance, nuance, and problematize historiographical narratives
• has the ability to reflect on the use of theory and methods

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student:

• has a good understanding of historiographical issues
• has gained a greater understanding of non-Western/global historical developments
• has the ability to understand methodological principles that characterize historical research

Modes of Instruction

The program consists of a combination of interactive teaching, reading the syllabus and completing assignments. The course consists of 36 teaching hours. The teaching takes place through interactive lectures, analysis of historical cases, group discussions, and class presentations.

Required Reading

Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. et al. (2017). A History of World Societies, Concise and Combined Volume, 11th edition (or 12th edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s. Chapters 1-11, 16, 18-20, 22-32.

Recommended Reading

Cleveland, William and Martin Burton. (2016). A History of the Modern Middle East. 6th edition, Routledge.

Eakin, Marshall C. (2017). The History of Latin America: Collision of Cultures. St. Martin’s Griffin.

Frankopan, Peter. (2015). The Silk Roads: A New History of the World. Bloomsbury.

Holcombe, Charles. (2017). A History of East Asia: From Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge University Press.

Howell, Martha and Walter Prevenier (2001). From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Method. Cornell University.

Keay, John. (2011). China: A History. Basic Books. Macintyre, Stuart. A Concise History of Australia. 5th edition. Cambridge University Press.

Murphey, Rhoads and Kristin Stapleton. (2019). A History of Asia. 8th edition. Routledge.

Palmer, R. R., Joel Colton and Lloyd S. Kramer. (2013). A History of Europe in the Modern World. McGraw-Hill Professional.

Scott, P. et. al, (2014). U.S. History. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

Shillington, Kevin. (2019). History of Africa. 4th edition. Red Globe Press.

Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. (2015). A Concise History of the World. Cambridge University Press.