21 February M Introduction Lévy Aksu
A.) DISCOVERIES AND EXPANSION
23 February W Early Expeditions and Asian Trade Esenbel
25 February F European Expansion in the
Atlantic and Indian Oceans Lévy Aksu
Atlantic and Indian Oceans Lévy Aksu
1. Discussion : Introduction
B.) RELIGION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE EARLY MODERN ERA
2 March W The Reformation and Counter Reformation:
Change in Society and Culture Terzioğlu
4 March F Society and Culture in the
Early Modern Middle East Kafescioğlu
2. Discussion: The court, the city, religious reform
Readings and sources: Stearns, ch. 20 (pp. 438-442), ch. 22 (478-486)
-Renaissance maps
-Francis Drake, Voyages, 1580
Suggested source: Paul Lunde, “Piri Reis and the Columbus Map,”
and “A Muslim Discovery of the New World”
and “A Muslim Discovery of the New World”
Suggested film: Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
C.) THE AGE OF ABSOLUTISM: STATE-BUILDING AND POLITICAL CONFLICT
9 March W The Power of the Prince:
post-Mongol Middle East Terzioğlu
post-Mongol Middle East Terzioğlu
11 March F Ottoman Absolutism and its Limits Terzioğlu
3. Discussion: Mirrors for princes
Readings and sources: Stearns, ch. 26, ch. 27 (pp. 601-612), Bayly, ch. 1
Machiavelli, from The Prince, 16-19, 67-71 [parts IV ve IX]
Castiglione, from The Book of the Courtier
Mustafa Ali, from The Tables of Delicacies
14 March M Absolutism in South Asia: The Mughal Empire Toksöz
16 March W Tokugawa Centralized Feudal Order in Japan Esenbel
18 March F The Ming Bureaucratic Empire in China Esenbel
4. Discussion: Absolutism in Asia
Yamamoto Tsunetomo, (1659-1719), Hagakure and The Way of the Samurai, pp. 473-480.
From the Fatwa on Jizya by Aurangzeb
D.) REASON AND REVOLUTION
21 March M Absolutism at its Peak: France in the Seventeenth Century Eldem
23 March W Absolutism challenged: The English Revolution and Political Reform Eldem
25 March F The Enlightenment and the Power of Reason Eldem
5. Discussion: Critique of Absolutism
Readings and sources: Stearns ch. 22 (pp. 486-496), Bayly ch. 2
Voltaire, from the English Letters
Montesquieu, from The Persian Letters
28 March M An Enlightenment Experiment:
The American Revolution Mazzari
The American Revolution Mazzari
30 March W The End of an Age: the French Revolution Eldem
1 April F Transition to capitalism: agricultural origins Terzibaşoğlu
6. Discussion: Enlightenment and Revolution
Readings and sources: Stearns ch. 28, Bayly ch. 3
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Rousseau, from The Social Contract
From The Encyclopedia: “Philosophe”
Suggested film: Danton
E.) AGE OF CAPITALISM
4 April M Diverging Paths: Mercantilism vs. Free Trade Terzibaşoğlu
6 April W Industrial Revolution Terzibaşoğlu
8 April F Colonialism and imperialism:
a project for world domination Terzibaşoğlu
7. Discussion: Review for the midterm exam
Reading: Stearns, pp. 631-639, Bayly, ch. 4, review ch. 2
11 April M MID TERM EXAM
13 April W Society Transformed: Peasants, Workers,
Consumers and Capitalists Terzibaşoğlu
Consumers and Capitalists Terzibaşoğlu
F.) STATES AND NATIONS
15 April F Napoleonic Europe Deringil
8. Discussion: Social transformations in the age of capitalism
Readings and sources: Stearns ch. 29, Bayly ch. 5
Karl Marx and Friedrichs Engels, from The Communist Manifesto
Engels, “Industrial Manchester”
18 April M Nations and nationalism in Europe Deringil
20 April W Towards a Europe of Nations and Latecomers Deringil
9. Discussion: Perspectives on the nation
Readings and sources: Bayly, pp. 199-212; and pp. 218-227.
Renan, What is a nation ?
25 April – 29 APRIL SPRING BREAK
2 May M Old Empires, the Struggle for Survival: the Habsburg Case Ersoy
G.) REVOLUTION, WAR AND MODERNITY
6 May F Revolution and Nationalism in China Esenbel
10. Discussion: State reforms and social transformations
Readings and sources: Stearns, pp. 700-714 (ch. 31); pp.724-732 (ch. 32); Bayly, pp. 212-218
Ahmet Midhat, from the Basis of Reform
From the Gülhane Edict
11 May W Anti-colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia Toksöz
13 May F The Great War Toksöz
11. Discussion: Reform and Revolution: Westernism versus Asianism
Readings and Sources: Stearns ch. 31, ch. 32 (735-743), Bayly, ch. 11
Fukuzawa Yukichi, (1835-1901) Civilization and Enlightenment, pp. 705-707.
Sun Yat-Sen, (1866-1925), The Three Principles, pp.767-771.
From the Reports of the Proceedings of the Indian National Congress, “Origin and Composition of the Congress”.
Suggested: Amur Society (Black Dragons), Anniversary Statement, 1930, pp. 951-953.
Liang Ch’i-Ch’ao, (1873-1929) A People Made New, pp. 755-759.
16 May M The Russian Revolution Toksöz
18 May W Interwar Europe Lévy Aksu
20 May F World War II Lévy Aksu
12. Discussion: War and Revolution
Readings and sources: Stearns, ch. 32, 33, 34; Bayly, ch. 13,
Barkley’s Letters
Lenin, “Our Party Programme”
Suggested film: All Quiet on the Western Front
23 May M Anti-colonialism and Orientalism Ersoy
