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Prescribed:
While there is no one book for prescribed reading, it is recommended that students own, or have ready access to a thorough general history of the whole period, viz. one of the following:
Arnstein, W.L. Britain Yesterday and Today Heath
Webb, R.K. Modern England Unwin
The following are useful but give only a partial coverage of the entire course:
Best, G. Mid-Victorian Britain 1851-1875 Panther Briggs, A. The Age of Improvement 1783-1867 Longmans Harrison, J.F.C. The Early Victorians 1832-1851 Panther Marwick, A. Britain in a Century of Total War
Perkin, H. The Origins of Modern English Society 1780-1880 Taylor, A.J.P. English History 1914-1945 R.K.P. or Pelican ASSESSMENT
The subject will be assessed on the basis of written exercises throughout the year.
HISTORY Al2 9 points
EUROPEAN
A subject of three to four hours of class work a week throughout the year in the form of 2 one-hour lectures and 1 two-hour tutorial. Attendance at class is compulsory.
There is no prerequisite.
SYLLABUS
The subject is primarily concerned to elucidate the origins, phases and effects of the Great French Revolution. It therefore involves a study of selected aspects of French history in the seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries set against a European background.
The areas of detailed work are:
• the social, economic and political structure of the Ancien Regime as it stood during the seventeenth and the first half of the eighteenth centuries; and elements of dislocation and transition within it, especially from about 1750;
• the intellectual framework of the Ancien Regime with special reference to the European Enlightenment and its influence on the French Revolution;
• the origins and development of the French Revolution, 1789-1799, and its effects on Europe;
• the age of Napoleon in France and Europe, 1799-1815;
• the revolutionary 'balance sheet' and the revolutionary aftermath.
Note: Some reading knowledge of French is an advantage.
BOOKS
Students will need to become thoroughly familiar with the following books and will be expected to buy them as soon as possible:
Goubert, P.
Hampson, N.
Lefebvre, G.
Markham, F.
Martin, K.
Palmer, R.
Rousseau Sydenham, . J.
Sydenham, . J.
Voltaire
The Ancien Regime Weidenfeld and Nicolson Paperback
Social History of the French Revolution Routledge Paperback
The Coming of the French Revolution Princeton Paperback
Napoleon Mentor
French Liberal Thought in the Eighteenth Century Harper
Twelve Who Ruled Princeton Paperback
The Social Contract (trans. Maurice Cranston) Penguin
The First French Republic 1792-1804 Batsford Paperback
The French Revolution Batsford Candide Signet or Penguin 114
The following books are useful and students are encouraged to buy some or all of them:
Brinton, C. Decade of Revolution Harper Torchbooks
Brunn, G. Europe and the French Imperium Harper
Torchbooks
Cobban, A. A History of Modern France Vols 1 &2 Pelican Hazard, P. European Thought in the Eighteenth Century Pel-
ican
Palmer, R. The Age of the Democratic Revolution 2 vols Princeton Paperback
Rudé, G. The Crowd in the French Revolution Oxford
Paperback
Rude, G. Revolutionary Europe 1783-1815 Fontana
Paperback
Voltaire Philosophical Dictionary Penguin Williams, E. N. The Ancien Regime in Europe Pelican
Specific reading guides drawing on ERC resources are issued for lectures and tutorials.
ASSESSMENT
This takes place through the year.
The final assessment will be based on:
• short written essays and /or exercises in the early part of the year;
• a major essay later in the year;
• tutorial work—class papers, general preparation and discussion.
• a final examination paper of three hours, covering the whole year's work. (This paper constitutes approximately ha/f the total assessment.)
HISTORY B13 AND HISTORY C13 12 points
EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY A subject of a full year's duration.
Prerequisite: Credit of 9 points in History or an approved equivalent.
SYLLABUS
A detailed examination of certain cities and regions, especially of fifteenth and sixteenth century Italy and Germany. The subject corresponds to some sections of the H.S.C. syllabus and is designed to provide historical training, specifically for prospective teachers. Close attention will be paid to economic and political analysis and religious questions of the period; the writings of particular men, especially Machiavelli, Erasmus, More, Luther and the reformers, will be studied in detail.
Students will be required to become familiar with philosophical issues and the latest research. Independent study programs are encouraged. Foreign languages are not necessary.
BOOKS
Preliminary Reading:
Aston, M. The Fifteenth Century: The Prospect of Change Thames & Hudson London 1968
Burke, P. Economy and Society in Early Modern Europe Harper Torchbooks 1972
Dickens, A. G. The Age of Humanism and Reformation Prentice- Hall Paperback 1972
ASSESSMENT
Assessment, usually based on three supervised research essays, may be negotiated.
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HISTORY B14 and HISTORY C14 12 points EUROPEAN HISTORY 1870-1950
A subject of a full year's duration, involving four hours of class work a week.
Prerequisite: Credit of 9 points in History, or an approved equivalent.
SYLLABUS
Note that the syllabus for external students differs from this. See prospectus for External Students 1976.
The subject consists of a study of aspects of European history between 1870 and 1950. The year will be divided into three major areas of study:
A. War and revolution 1914-1923: the impact of the Great War on Russia, Germany and Italy; the revolutionary theory and practice of socialist parties in these countries, with special reference to Lenin, Luxemburg and Gramsci.
B. The European peasantry, especially in Russia and Spain: reactions to moderni- zation, war and revolution.
C. German National Socialism: the nature of the movement and its relationship with German society.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment will be based on a combination of essays and tests.
HISTORY B15 and HISTORY C15 12 points
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
A subject of two lectures and 1 two-hour tutorial a week throughout the year.
Prerequisite: Credit of 9 points in History or an approved equivalent.
SYLLABUS
A study of selected aspects of Australian history from 1788 until modern times.
BOOKS
Preliminary Reading:
Clark, C. M. H.
Crowley, F. K. (ed.) Greenwood. G. (ed.) Ritchie, J.
Serle. G.
Shaw, A. G. L.
Prescribed:
Book lists and detailed reading guides are available from the History Department.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment will comprise essays- set during the year and a final examination.
HISTORY B16 and HISTORY C16 12 points
ASIAN HISTORY
The study is based on a unit system. Each unit is a self-contained study of 13 weeks duration and will be assessed separately. Students must take Unit I and either Unit 110F Unit Ill.
Each unit has a value of 6 points.
A History of Australia vol. 1 M UP A New History of Australia Heinemann
Australia: A Social and Political History Angus &
Robertson
Punishment and Profit Heinemann The Golden Age MUP
Convicts and the Colonies Faber
Historical Studies Selected Articles First Series MUP
Historical Studies Selected Articles Second Series MUP
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Prerequisite: Units have as a prerequisite a pass in History A, or the equivalent.