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131-114 The World Since World War Two: From the Free World To the Liberated World, 1942-1973

Year 1 History.

Note: It is recommended that this subject be taken in conjunction with 131-115 The World Since World War Two From Free Love to the Freemarket, 1973-1994.

Credit points: 12.5 1st year

Coordinator: Dr A Finnane, Dr S Welch.

Contact: Two lectures and a one-hour tutorial (three hours per week)

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

As a result of this subject, students will have an understanding of post-war world history. They will have a particular understanding of the post-war history of the Asia-Pacific region, and Australia's place within it, as well as of the major emancipatory programmes of the modern era. They will have learned how a historical perspective illuminates large-scale recent change.

Content:

A study of world history since the Second World War, from the fall of Singapore to the onset of the OPEC crisis, showing the different meanings of freedom and their expression in domestic and international affairs.

Assessment:

Assessment will consist of one research essay of 2,500 words (45%), one reflective essay of 1,500 words (30%), tutorial assessment (10%).

Prescribed texts:

• Gilbert F The End of the European Era, 1850 to the Present, 4th ed. , New York
• Kennedy P The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, New York, 1989
• Keylor W R The Twentieth Century World, 2nd ed. , Oxford, 1992

1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p97) : Next:131-115 | Prev:131-113

2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p123) : Next:131-115 | Prev:131-113

131-114 The World Since World War Two: From the Free World To the Liberated World, 1942-1973

Note: It is recommended that this subject be taken in conjunction with 131-115 The World Since World War Two From Free Love to the Freemarket, 1973-1994.

Credit points: 12.5

Coordinator: Dr A Finnane, Dr S Welch.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a one-hour tutorial each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

As a result of this subject, students will have an understanding of post-war world history. They will have a particular understanding of the post-war history of the Asia-Pacific region, and Australia's place within it, as well as of the major emancipatory programmes of the modern era. They will have learned how a historical perspective illuminates large-scale recent change.

Content:

A study of world history since the Second World War, from the fall of Singapore to the onset of the OPEC crisis, showing the different meanings of freedom and their expression in domestic and international affairs.

Assessment:

Assessment will consist of one research essay of 2,500 words (45 per cent); one reflective essay of 1,500 words (30 per cent); tutorial assessment (10 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

• Gilbert F The End of the European Era, 1850 to the Present, 4th ed. , New York
• Kennedy P The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, New York, 1989
• Keylor W R The Twentieth Century World, 2nd ed. , Oxford, 1992

* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, POINTS, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

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