HIST 411/INTL 415
Spring 2002
Monday Wednesday: 9:30-10:45
Dilek Barlas, Office Hours: 17:00-18:00 (SOS 155)
COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
Concentrating on the age of High Imperialism, this course analyzes the policies pursued by the
European powers and the United States in regard to Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as
indigenous movements in these continents, which reacted to these policies. It also includes
theories of imperialism developed in the 20th century.
Course Requirements:
Grading will be as follows:
-Discussions: 30
-Mid-term: 35%
-Final exam: 35%
*** If you do not come to class more than 3 times, you will not get any points for discussion.
It is required that students do not miss the exams (in the case of illness, a valid medical
excuse has to be submitted within 3 days of absence).
Academic Honesty:
Please refer to p. 29 of the general catalogue.
Readings: The reader includes the chapters of the following books and articles:
Jürgen Osterhammel, Colonialism. Princeton: M. Wiener, 1997.
Robert Aldrich, Greater France. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1996.
Ronald Hyman, Britain’s İmperial Century, 1815-1914. Lanhami MD: Barnes&Noble, 1993.
Peter Stearns, World Civilizations. NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.
Bernard Porter, The Lion’s Share. NY: Longman, 1996.
P. J. Cain&A.G. Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion. NY: Longman, 1993.
John Lowe, The Great Powers, Imperialism and the German Problem. NY: Routledge, 1994.
Rosa Luxemburg, The Accumulation of Capital-An Anti-critique. NY: Monthly Review, 1972.
V. I. Lenin, Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism. Peking: Foreign Languages, 1975.
Wolfgang J. Mommsen, Theories of Imperialism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980.
Andrew Porter, European Imperialism. Hampshire: Macmillan, 1994.
Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenous Life: Essays and Addresses. NY: The Century CO., 1905.
Walter LaFeber, Inevitable Revolutions. NY: W.W.Norton&Company, 1984.
Class Schedule:
Week I: February 27
Introduction
Jürgen Osterhammel, Colonialism, pp. 1-13 and 27-39
Week II: March 4 and March 6
Overseas Expansionism: the French Example
Robert Aldrich, Greater France, pp. 122-163
Week III: March 11 and March 13
French Colonies and Economic Interest
Robert Aldrich, Greater France, pp. 163-199
Week IV: March 18 and March 25
Britain and Free Trade
Ronald Hyam, Britain’s Imperial Century, 1815-1914, pp. 15-32 and 97-105
P. J. Cain & A. G. Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion, pp. 229-243
Week V: March 21 and March 27
British Domination in India and Indian Resistance
Peter N. Stearns, World Civilizations, 706-710
Bernard Porter, The Lion’s Share, 29-48
Week VI: April 1 and April 3
Movie: Gandhi
Week VII: April 8 and April 10
Africa: Continent of “Expansion”
P. J. Cain & A. G. Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion, pp. 353-380
Week VIII: April 15 and April 17
Mid-term
Week IX: April 22 (vacation) and April 24
Imperialist Rivalries
John Lowe, the Great Powers, Imperialism and the German Problem, 1865-1925, pp. 74-106
Week X: April 29 and May 1
Early Theories on Imperialism
Rosa Luxemburg, The Accumulation of Capital-An Anti-critique, 140-148
V.I. Lenin, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, 79-118
Week XI: May 6 and May 8
World War I: Was it an Imperialist War?
P. J. Cain & A. G. Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion, pp. 449-466
John Lowe, the Great Powers, Imperialism and the German Problem, 1865-1925, pp.232-239
Bernard Porter, The Lion’s Share, 239-245
Week XII: May 13 and May 15
Decolonization
Robert Aldrich, Greater France, pp. 266-306
Week XIII: May 20 and May 22
New Theories on Imperialism
Wolfgang J. Mommsen, Theories of Imperialism, pp. 113-141
Andrew Porter, European Imperialism, 1860-1914, pp. 59-68
Week XIV: May 27 and May 29
Neo-Imperialism
Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenous Life, pp. 172-179
Walter Lafeber, Inevitable Revolutions, pp. 49-83
Week XV: June 3 and June 5
Conclusion