Module Identifier |
IPM0730 |
Module Title |
HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY 1900-1945 (S) |
Academic Year |
2005/2006 |
Co-ordinator |
Dr Peter D Jackson |
Semester |
Semester 1 |
Course delivery |
Seminars / Tutorials | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | 1 x 3000 word essay | 40% |
Semester Assessment | x 4000 word essay | 60% |
Supplementary Exam | Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Academic Administrator in the Department of International Politics. | |
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
By the end of this course students will:
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have been introduced to the way in which general issues of philosophy and method relate to the specific context of International History
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have appropriate training in the use of a broad range of historical source materials
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have practised the necessary skills to make critical use of them;
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demonstrate detailed knowledge of the more significant historiographical debates of the period;
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be able to account for fluctuations in historical interpretation over time; and
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be able to demonstrate a familiarity with different schools of historical thought.
Brief description
The module examines some of the key historiographical debates about the first half of the twentieth century, and looks in depth at some of the sources that have been central to these debates.
Aims
The main aim of this module is to provide specialised training in historiographical trends, and in the use of historical sources. It examines the relationship between the historian and the writing of history by concentrating upon some of the most contentious historiographical debates of the first half of the twentieth century. While each of the seminars is self-standing, common themes will emerge in each: the impact of total war upon the course of twentieth century history; the role of historical sources and the meaning of historical 'facts'; the relationship between the international and the national; the role of structure and the impact of the individual in history; and finally, the relevance of looking at history from above and below.
The course aims to provide specialised training in the critical use of various kinds of historical source materials. These will be broadly conceived and will include: archival sources; memoir literature; oral history and transcripts; film, literature, and other media; and quantitative social and economic data.
Content
The course begins with a discussion of generic issues in the philosophy of history, and of how these issues impinge on the study of international history specifically. Thereafter, it reviews a number of critical debates, including the origins of WWI, appeasement, Nazi foreign policy, and the holocaust. Topics are discussed in pairs, and in the second of each pair the focus is upon a set of sources relevant to that topic.
Transferable skills
Throughout the course, students will practice and enhance their reading, comprehension and thinking skills, as well as self-management skills. In seminars, students will enhance listening, explaining and debating skills, as well as oral presentational skills. Essay writing will encourage students to practice independent research skills, including data collection and retrieval, writing, IT and time management. The examination tests these skills under time constraint conditions.
15 ECTS Credits
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
41821
Batsford 713411074
Parker, R.A.C. Chamberlain and Appeasement
Macmillan 333417135
Charmley, John Chamberlain and the Lost Peace
edition n.e. . Papermac 333558936
Dutton, David Neville Chamberlain
Arnold 340706279
Churchill
Oxf.U.P. 198203179
Templewood, Samuel J. Nine Troubled Years
Greenwood Press,London 837186331
Caputi, Robert J. Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement
Susquehanna U.P. 1575910276
Germany and the Second World War
Oxf.U.P. 198228864
Parker, R.A.C. Churchill and Appeasement
edition n.e. . Papermac 333675843
Guttenplan, D.D. "Holocaust on Trial, The"
edition n.e. . Granta Bks. 1862074860
Finkelstein, Norman G. Holocaust Industry
Verso 1859847730
Novick, Peter "Holocaust and Collective Memory, The"
Bloomsbury Pub. 747547734
War,1939
Stationery Office Books 117024112
War,1914
Stationery Office Books 117024104
Forging the Collective Memory
Berghahn Books 1571819282
Henderson, Nevile, Sir Failure of a mission : Berlin 1937-1939
Hodder and Stoughton
Avon, Earl of (2001) Eden Memoirs
Cassell 304920142
Shermer, Michael Denying History
Univ.California P. 520216121
Evans, Richard Telling Lies About Hitler
Verso 1859844170
Cole, Tim "Selling the Holocaust : from Auschwitz to Schindler : how history is bought, packaged, and sold "
Routledge
Kennedy, Paul M. Realities Behind Diplomacy
Fontana 6346812
Kershaw, Ian Nazi Dictatorship
edition 4r.e. . Arnold 340760281
Williamson, Samuel R "July 1914 : soldiers, statesmen, and the coming of the Great War "
Bedford/St. Martin's
** Supplementary Text
Langdon, John W. 41821
Berg Publrs. 854966803
Carley, Michael J. "1939,the Alliance That Never Was"
House of Stratus 1842320416
Finkelstein, Norman G A nation on trial : the Goldhagen thesis and historical truth
Metropolitan Books
Finkelstein, Norman G A nation on trial : the Goldhagen thesis and historical truth
Metropolitan Books
Roi, Michael L. Alternative to Appeasement
Praeger 275959090
America in the World
Camb.U.P. 521498074
Anatomy of Auschwitz Death Camp
Indiana U.P. 253326842
Neville, Peter Appeasing Hitler
Macmillan 333739876
Stevenson, D. Armaments and the Coming of War
edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P. 198208316
Herrmann, David G. Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War
Princeton U.P. 691015953
Koch, H.W. Aspects of the Third Reich
Macmillan Educ. 333352726
Berkhofer, Robert F. Beyond the Great Story
Belknap P. 674069072
Thorne, Christopher Border Crossings
Blackwell 631160620
Bridges and Boundaries
MIT P. 262550393
Doerr, Paul W. "British Foreign Policy,1919-39"
Manchester U.P. 719046718
Shaw, Louise Grace "British political elite and the Soviet Union, 1937-1939 "
Frank Cass
Marwick, Arthur "New Nature of History, The"
Palgrave 033392262X
Ruggiero, John Neville Chamberlain and British Rearmament
Greenwood Press,London 313310505
Fuchser, Larry William Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement
W.W.Norton 393016072
Mason, Timothy W. "Nazism,Fascism and the Working Class"
Camb.U.P. 521437873
Muller, Rolf-Dieter "Hitler's War in the East,1941-1945"
Berghahn Books 1571810684
Kershaw, Ian Hitler Myth
Oxf.U.P. 198219644
Stoakes, Geoffrey Hitler and the Quest for World Dominion
Berg Publrs. 907582567
Burrin, Philippe Hitler and the Jews
E.Arnold 034059361X
Jordanova, L.J. History in Practice
Arnold 340663324
Strachan, Hew "First World War, The"
Oxf.U.P. 198208774
Aly, Gotz Final Solution
Arnold 340677589
Fascist Challenge and the Policy of Appeasement
Allen & U. 49400681
Walter Laqueur Fascism : a reader's guide : analyses, interpretations, bibliography
Wildwood House
Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations
Camb.U.P. 521407362
Escape into War?
Berg Publrs. 854962751
Jarausch, Konrad H. Enigmatic Chancellor
Yale U.P. 300012950
Forbes, Neil Doing Business with the Nazis
F.Cass 714681687
Diplomacy and World Power
Camb.U.P. 521462436
Bentley, Michael Modern Historiography
Routledge 415202671
Andrew, Christopher M. Missing Dimension
Macmillan Educ. 333368649
Making of Strategy
Camb.U.P. 521453895
Grayson, Richard S. "Liberals,International Relations and Appeasement"
F.Cass 714681334
Clark, Christopher M Kaiser Wilhelm II
Pearson Education
Rohl, John C.G. "Kaiser and His Court, The"
edition n.e. . Camb.U.P. 521565049
Is the Holocaust Unique?
edition 2r.e. . Westview P.,U.S. 813336864
Schwok, Ren Interprtations de la politique trangre de Hitler
Presses Universitaires de France
Evans, Richard J. In Hitler's Shadow
I.B.Tauris 1850431582
Appleby, Joyce Oldham Telling the Truth About History
edition n.e. . W.W.Norton 393312860
Berger, Stefan Search for Normality
Berghahn Books 1571818634
Westad, Odd Arne Reviewing the Cold War
F.Cass 714681202
Jenkins, Keith Rethinking History
Routledge 415067782
Remembering for the Future
Palgrave 333804864
Jenkins, Keith Refiguring History
415244110
Reevaluation of the Third Reich
Holmes & Meier 841912289
Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth Reconstructing History
Routledge 415922798
Burleigh, Michael Racial State
Camb.U.P. 521391148
Dawidowicz, Lucy S. "War Against the Jews,1933-45"
edition n.e. . Penguin 140134638
Roseman, Mark "Villa,the Lake,the Meeting, The"
A.Lane 071399570X
Longerich, Peter "Unwritten Order, The"
Tempus Publishing 752419773
Unwilling Germans?
Univ.Minnesota P. 816631018
Schlevnes, Karl A. Twisted Road to Auschwitz
Univ.Illinois P. 252000927
Cockett, Richard Twilight of Truth
Weidenfeld & N. 297795481
Goda, Norman J. W "Tomorrow the world : Hitler, Northwest Africa, and the path toward America"
Texas A & M University Press
Leitz, Christian Third Reich
Blackwell 631207007
Leitz, Christian Third Reich
Blackwell 631207007
Leitz, Christian Third Reich
Blackwell 631207007
Robert Boyce and Joseph A. Maiolo The origins of World War Two : the debate continues
Palgrave
Murray, Williamson "The change in the European balance of power, 1938-1939 "
Princeton University Press
Tosh, John Pursuit of History
edition 2r.e. . Longman 582026342
Probing the Limits of Representation
Harvard U.P. 674707664
Jenkins, Keith Postmodern History Reader
Routledge 041513904X
J. Noakes and G. Pridham Nazism 1919-1945. Vol.3, Foreign policy
University of Exeter
Browning, Christopher R. "Nazi Policy,Jewish Labor,German Killers"
Camb.U.P. 052177490X
Kershaw, Ian Nazi Dictatorship
edition 4r.e. . Arnold 340760281
National-socialist Extermination Policies
Berghahn Books 1571817514
Rubinstein, W.D. Myth of Rescue
Routledge 415124557
Evans, Richard J. In Defence of History
edition n.e. . Granta Bks. 1862071047
Smith, Woodruff D. Ideological Origins of Nazi Imperialism
Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195036905
Holocaust, The
Routledge 415150361
Marrus, Michael R. "Holocaust in History, The"
edition 2r.e. . Key Porter Books,Canada 1552631206
Jackel, Eberhard Hitler's World View
Harvard U.P. 674404254
Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah Hitler's Willing Executioners
edition n.e. . Abacus 349107866
Fischer, Fritz World Power or Decline
Weidenfeld & N. 297769804
Carr, Edward Hallett What is History?
edition n.e. . Penguin 140135847
Cannadin, David What is history now?
Palgrave Macmillan
Fischer, Fritz War of Illusions
Chatto 701119721
Eley, Geoff From Unification to Nazism
Allen & U. 49430394
From Peace to War
Berghahn Books 1571818820
Fischer, Fritz From Kaiserreich to Third Reich
Allen & U. 49430440
Fischer, Fritz From Kaiserreich to Third Reich
Allen & U. 49430440
Hildebrand, Klaus Foreign Policy of the Third Reich
edition n.e. . Univ.California P. 520025288
Weinberg, Gerhard L. Foreign Policy of Hitler's Germany
Univ.Chicago P. 226885097
Post, Gaines Dilemmas of Appeasement
Cornell U.P. 801427487
Decisions for War,1914
UCL P. 1857280989
Knox, Macgregor Common Destiny
Camb.U.P. 521582083
Cold War Constructions
Univ.Massachusetts P. 1558492186
Schmidt, Gustav Politics and Economics of Appeasement
Berg Publrs. 907582168
Policies of Genocide
Allen & U. 49430467
Paths to War
Macmillan Educ. 333375173
Paths to War
Macmillan Educ. 333375173
Past Before Us
Cornell U.P. 801412242
Origins of the Second World War
Arnold 034067640X
Origins of the Second World War
Arnold 034067640X
Origins of the Second World War
Arnold 034067640X
Robertson, Esmonde Manning Origins of the Second World War
Macmillan,London 333114612
Mombauer, Annika "Origins of the First World War, The"
Longman 582418720
Koch, H.W. Origins of the First World War
edition 2r.e. . Macmillan Educ. 333372980
Browning, Christopher R. Ordinary Men
edition n.e. of "Ordinary Men" . Penguin 141000422
History and Narrative Reader, The
Routledge 041523249X
Southgate, Beverley C. History
Routledge 415138833
Arnold, John History
Oxf.U.P. 019285352X
Iggers, Georg G. Historiography in the Twentieth Century
Wesleyan U.P.,U.S. 819563064
Fulbrook, Mary Historical theory
Routledge
Ankersmit, F.R. Historical Representation
Stanford U.P. 804739803
Tosh, John Historians on History
Longman 582357950
Mombauer, Annika Helmuth Von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War
Camb.U.P. 521791014
Haunted by History
Berghahn Books 1571819401
Fischer, Fritz Germany's Aims in the First World War
Chatto 070110693X
Retallack, James N. Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Macmillan 333592425
Germany and the Second World War
Oxf.U.P. 198228864
Eley, Geoff From Unification to Nazism
Allen & U. 49430394
Wehler, Hans-Ulrich "German Empire,1871-1918"
Berg Publrs. 090758232X
Berghahn, Volker R. Germany and the Approach of War in 1914
edition 2r.e. . Macmillan 333599039
P Finney (ed) (1997) The Origins of the Second World War
London: Arnold
C Elman and MF Elman (Eds) (2001) Bridges and Boundaries: Historians, Political Scientists and The Study of International Relations
Cambridge Mass.: MIT Press
Sally Marks (2002) The Ebbing of European Ascendancy: An International History of the World 1914-45
London: Arnold
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7