UGC 112CWorld Civilization IIProfessor Vardi 104 KnoxM W 2:00-2:50Reg. # (recitation section)In this class we will address major contemporary issues within an historical perspective. The problems I have chosen to focus on are globalization, relations between East and West, and genocide. We will begin with the balance of power and trade routes in the late Middle Ages and how and why these patterns altered in the next centuries. The text for this section will be Eric Wolf”s Europe and the People Without History. The next section will continue this theme with discussions of exploration, conquest and empire and changing cultural perceptions, focusing on India and the Ottoman Empire. The text for this section will be Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Pathfinders, A Global History of Exploration. For discussion of genocide in the twentieth century, the text will be Crimes of War a compendium for journalists edited by Roy Gutman and David Rieff. We will examine how the concept of crimes against humanity emerged and the legal implications of using terms like genocide for outside intervention. There will three in-class tests after each of the three sections, based on lectures and three texts. In recitation, students will be expected to participate in discussions and short assignments on the history of food, on relations between Europe and another civilization, and on the nature of genocide. The tests will count for 20% each; the work in recitation for the remaining 40%.Recitation sections: (registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture)C1 R 12:00-12:50 Reg. #161468 (212 O’Brian) C6 R 3:00-3:50 Reg. #072142 (111 Baldy)C2 F 12:00-12:50 Reg. #214520 (219 Clemens) C7 W 3:00-3:50 Reg. #015201 (105 Baldy)C3 T 2:00- 2:50 Reg. #116065 (215 NSC) C8 F 1:00-1:50 Reg. #260468 (117 Clemens)C4 F 11:00-11:50 Reg. #497678 (139 Bell) C9 R 9:00-9:50 Reg. #465169 (105 Baldy)C5 W 12:00-12:50 Reg. #491536 (221 Clemens)UGC 112GWorld Civilization IIProfessor Langfur 201 NSCM W 2:00-2:50Reg. # (recitation section)In this course we will consider the broad social, cultural, and economic transformations that have shaped the modern world, while retaining an emphasis on the ordinary people who lived through these global changes. The world beyond the West will constitute the focus of the course, examined not in isolation but in interaction with Europe and, later, the United States.Concentrating first on the encounter of diverse peoples and cultures brought about by European expansion after 1400, we will proceed to analyze the historical forces set in motion by this meeting of civilizations, including colonialism, imperialism, industrialization, nationalism, anddecolonization. These forces empowered some, while subjugating others. Of particular concern will be the ways in which individuals, groups, and nations responded to and struggled against economic, political, and racial inequality throughout the past five centuries. Our inquiry will also serve as an introduction to the study and practice of history.Recitation sections: (registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture)G1 T 10:00-10:50 Reg. #249167(119 Baldy) G6 R 12:00-12:50 Reg. #382476 (219 Clemens)G2 T 11:00-11:50 Reg. #401356(121 Baldy) G7 W 9:00- 9:50 Reg. #053752 (215 Clemens)G3 T 12:00-12:50 Reg. #296153(109 Baldy) G8 W 1:00- 1:50 Reg. #098755 (19 Clemens)G4 R 10:00-10:50 Reg. #353733(219 Clemens)G10 F 1:00- 1:50 Reg. #193900 (146 Park)G5 R 11:00-11:50 Reg. #165155(221 Clemens)2UGC 112NWorld Civilization IIProfessor Mazon 109 KnoxT R 12:30-1:20Reg. # (recitation section)This course outlines the major political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual developments in the world since 1500. Featured topics include the rise of the West, the Industrial Revolution, nationalism, imperialism, the world wars of the 20th century, communism, and globalization. This course will examine these topics in relation to selected themes as they bear on the individual through the worlds of education, work, and war. Students will be required to write three 2-page papers on particular reading assignments. There will also be a final paper (5-6 pages). Attendance and participation in the discussion section are required.Course readings include War Trash, I, Rigoberta Menchú, and Persepolis I and II. Recitation sections: (registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture)N1 R 9:00- 9:50 Reg. #390114(219 Clemens) N6 R 3:00- 3:50 Reg. #277989(109 Baldy)N2 W 2:00- 2:50 Reg. #417876(221 Clemens) N7 F 1:00- 1:50 Reg. #169320(217 Clemens)N3 W 3:00- 3:50 Reg. #142330(221 Clemens) N8 F 3:00- 3:50 Reg. #214291(105 Baldy)N4 R 2:00- 2:50 Reg. #366501(212 O’Brian) N9 F 10:00-10:50 Reg. #007176(440 Park)N5 M 12:00-12:50 Reg. #006539(114 Baldy) N10 M 1:00- 1:50 Reg. #060831(109 Baldy)UGC 112VWorld Civilization IIProfessor Wise 109 KnoxM W 11:00-11:50 Reg. # (recitation section)UB Undergraduate Catalog states that this course “concerns the peoples,forces and ideas that have shaped the way individuals have experienced (and still do experience) the world. The course’s perspective is global and focuses on the origins and development, geographical context, and interactions of world cultures. All sections of the course share common goals. Different sections emphasize different themes and perspectives.” **After completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify key events and developments in modern world history. 2. Explain how historical events and developments are the result of multiple and integrated causes. 3. Evaluate and prioritize the causes of historical events and developments. 4. Analyze and synthesize data from a variety of written and visual sources. 5. Evaluate the meaning of secondary and primary sources. 6. Display proficiency in written skills in paper assignments and essay exam questions. 7. Display proficiency in oral communication skills through recitation discussions. *Required Reading*: 1) Felipe Fernández-Armesto., */The World: A History/*. Daily reading assignments from the Armesto textbook are listed below in