HY113GC      Half Unit
From Empire to Independence: The Extra-European World in the Twentieth Century (Spring Semester)

This information is for the 2020/21 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Antony Best SAR 3.14

Availability

This course is available to General Course ‘Spring Semester’ students.

Course content

An introductory survey of events outside Europe in the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on the development of relations between the West and the new states within Latin America, Asia and Africa, revolutionary developments in Latin America, and the rise of non-Western models of political development. The course includes the Japanese developmental state; the rise of the non-aligned movement; the development of the Arab and non-Arab Middle East; American and Soviet relations with the Third World; the modernization and underdevelopment debates; post-independence Africa; China under Mao and Deng; the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

Teaching

Students will engage with lecture content through recorded lectures and external content, as well as through live Q&A sessions.

Students will engage with class content in a variety of ways, including live sessions, small group meetings, asynchronous moodle posts, and short presentations.

Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6 of the Lent Term

Formative coursework

Students will be asked to write at least one essay and to present a number of brief class reports.

Indicative reading

W G Beasley, The Rise of Modern Japan (1990); A Best, J Hanhimaki, J Maiolo and K Schulze, International History of the Twentieth Century (2001); J Darwin, Britain and Decolonization (1988); J P Dunbabin, International Relations since 1945, Vol 1, The Cold War, the Great Powers and their Allies (1994) Vol 2, The Post-Imperial Age, The Great Powers and the Wider World (1994); D Fieldhouse, Black Africa, 1945-1980 (1986); Goldschmidt, A Concise History of the Middle East; R Holland, European Decolonization, 1918-81 (1985); W Keylor, The Twentieth Century World (1984); S Sarkar, Modern India, 1885-1947 (1983); J Spence, The Search for Modern China (1990); M Yapp, The Near East since the First World War (1991); Skidmore and Smith, Modern Latin America (2005).

 

Assessment

Take-home assessment (100%) in the ST.

Important information in response to COVID-19

Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.

Key facts

Department: International History

Total students 2019/20: Unavailable

Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable

Capped 2019/20: No

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Personal development skills

  • Leadership
  • Self-management
  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Communication
  • Specialist skills