History 65
The CIA and American Democracy
Course Requirements

GRADES:

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Papers: 53.3%, to include two document-based papers of 6-7 pages each, plus one response paper, on the topic of your oral presentation, of 3 pages.

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Participation: 44.9%, to include participation in each week's caucus discussion, multiple posts during virtual sessions, oral presentation, and coming to class (usually) well prepared and (fairly regularly) willing to participate. This class won't work without the latter requirement being fulfilled.

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Instructor's Discretion: 1.8%. Don't get on my bad side!

BOOKS:

bullet Ernest May, Strange Victory
bullet Nick Cullather, Secret History: The CIA's Classified Account of Its Operations in Guatemala
bullet John LeCarre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
bullet James Blight and David Welch, Intelligence and the Cuban Missile Crisis
bullet Robert Gates, From the Shadows
bullet Far Better, course packet

INTERNET:

bullet If you're afraid of the computer, flee now! This course has a substantial web component, including most documents and required on-line participation.

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