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グローバル文化学環 掲示板

Anand Yan, "Summary of the Intensive Course"

"The Making of the Twenty-First Century" is a course that examines the contemporary world of 2011 from a historical perspective. It traces the major events and developments of the twentieth century that have shaped our world decisively: hot and cold wars (World War I, II, Korean War, Vietnam War, the Cold War between the Soviet and US blocs); the end of colonialism and empires; growth of independent nation states; the post-Bretton Woods international order; economic, social and cultural developments, especially the emergence of a middle class, the growing gap between North and South and between rich and poor, feminist movements, urbanization, changes in social and gender structures and family patterns, and youth and popular culture; transformations resulting from scientific and technological innovations; globalization; and the rise of Asia, first Japan and now China and India.

The aim of the course is to understand our ever changing world by highlighting the major transformations that have occurred over the last century and made us into a much more complex, interconnected global world.

The fifteen presentations were as follows:

  1. Lecture: Introduction. What is History and How Can It Inform International Studies? History and Related Disciplines. Units of Analyses. Periodization.
  2. Lecture/Discussion. History and the State. Textbook Controversies. Official Histories.
  3. The World in 1900. Major Themes of the 20th Century.
  4. The First Half of the 20th Century: 1900-1945. An Age of Extremes? Wars and Genocide.
  5. The Post-1945 World. A New International Order. The End of Empires and Decolonization. Postcolonial States.
  6. Hot and Cold Wars: Korea, Vietnam, and the Disbanding of the Soviet Union. The Growth of Democracy.
  7. Economic, Environmental, and Demographic Changes. Urbanization.
  8. Social Changes. Gender Roles. Rise of Feminism. Family Structure. Social Protest. Religious Fundamentalism.
  9. Science and Technology
  10. Globalization. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart.
  11. The Rise of Asia. The Decline of the US and the West? Whither Japan?
  12. Emerging Trends. A Multipolar World. A New World Order.
  13. Student Presentations. Select one theme and discuss how it helps illuminate the history of the 20th century.
  14. Student Presentations
  15. Wrap-Up. Making Sense of the 20th/21st Centuries


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