History 4698
REQUIREMENTS
The following books are available for purchase from Labyrinth Books, or you can purchase them on-line by clicking the links below:
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Frances Fitzgerald, Way Out There in the Blue |
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David Halberstam, War in a Time of Peace |
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Thomas Knock, To End All Wars |
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Melvyn Leffler, A Preponderance of Power |
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Fredrik Logevall, Choosing War |
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Daniel Rodgers, Atlantic Crossings |
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Eric Roorda, The Dictator Next Door |
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Philip Zelikow and Ernest May, The Kennedy Tapes |
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In addition to this list, each class has several primary documents (almost all available only on-line) as well as supplementary secondary reading that also is available only on-line. You are required to do all reading; even that which doesn't come up in class will be fair game for exams. In fact, you're probably more likely than not to see it on exams. |
Course grades are based on the following:
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Midterm/final exams, 50%. |
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Two 5-7 page document-based papers, 35%. |
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Participation, including in on-line discussion forum, 15% |
Paper assignments:
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The paper assignments will be posted approximately two weeks before their due dates (which, as you will quickly discover with me) are strictly formalities. Papers should be your own work; you do not need me to tell you that plagiarism is unethical and against college policy. Plagiarism can consist of outright copying; submitting a paper that you yourself did not write; "borrowing" material from the internet; or copying large portions of another person's work while changing only a few words. It's not worth the risk--an F for the course, plus my reporting you to the dean--to plagiarize. If you have any questions on this topic, please see me. |