Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Course Description
This course surveys global history from the fifteenth century to the twentieth. It provides the
broad outlines of global history up to the mid twentieth century. It also provides a foundation
for the understanding the modern era, and the world as it exists today. The course will help
students understand key themes in global history, and the social, political and economic forces
which have the shaped the world.
NOTE: This is a History core course. In its current iteration, it is similar to the way in which the
course was taught and designed by previous instructors, in particular by Dr. Waqar Zaidi.
Course Prerequisite(S)
None
Learning Outcomes
The course is designed to, first, develop historical skills and, second, impart content knowledge
relating to key themes in global history.
Content Knowledge: through this course, students will develop:
A framework for understanding world history from 1453 onwards; A foundation for the
further study of world history; Familiarisation with global geography and environment; An
appreciation of the connections the peoples of the world; A broader cultural literacy through
exposure to important aspects of global events, history, society, culture and self-identity.
Historical Skills: this course will introduce students to:
The reading, interpretation, and evaluation of primary and secondary sources; Developing
and framing historical questions and arguments; Integrating primary and secondary sources,
historical data, and historical arguments into narratives that interpret, evaluate, and impart
meaning upon past events; Attributing source materials properly in your historical writing;
Conforming to the standards and conventions of written expression; Collaborating with
peers in the analysis and construction of historical narratives; and Presenting historical
narratives through oral expression and written work.
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Academic Honesty
LUMS has a zero tolerance policy towards academic dishonesty. It is the responsibility of the student
to adhere to proper academic conduct. If you are uncertain as to what is expected of you, please
consult your student handbook AND consult with your instructors and teaching assistants.
Readings
Richard W. Bulliet et al, The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History 5th edition (Boston:
Wadsworth, 2011)
Stephen Conway, The American Revolutionary Wars (London: IB Tauris, 2013)
Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everything 1st edition (New York: WW
Norton, 1997)
David Edgerton, The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (London: Profile
Books, 2008)
John Ferling, “Myths of the American Revolution”, The Smithsonian Magazine (January 2010).
Online. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myths-of-the-american-revolution-
10941835/?no-ist.
Frances Harris, Global Environmental Issues 2nd ed. (Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2012)
Norman Lowe, Mastering Modern World History 3rd ed. (London: Palgrave, 1997)
Course Overview
The following Overview is tentative and is subject to change without prior notice:
1 Introduction None
Colonial America and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1530 – Bulliet, chapters 18, 19
4-6
1800 Diamond, chapter 3