60 Evans

Tu, Th 9:30-11

THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL STATE

History 161 attempts to provide survey historical background for understanding modern political, economic and cultural institutions of the major industrial countries an excursion from the pre-industrial to what some have been calling the post-industrial world.  The course requires no special training in economics, and no formal course prerequisites, but a survey knowledge of world history at least since 1500 is recommended.  It is an advanced course and will be difficult for slow readers and for students with no knowledge of history.

There will be two in-class 80-minute Midterm Examinations (Thurs., Oct. 14; and Thurs., Nov.18).  These exams are compulsory in the sense that to be eligible for an I grade in case of illness or other disabling emergency on the day of the scheduled final Exam, a student MUST have taken AND PASSED at least one of the Midterms with at least a C-grade.  ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.   Students who receive an I grade may take a Makeup Final, usually administered by the History Department the second Saturday of each succeeding term.  Students MUST pre-register at the departmental office at least a week in advance to take a Makeup Final.  Once so registered, a student MUST show up to take the Exam.  No last minute postponements; no second chances; no exceptions.  Time and place of the regularly scheduled Final Examination, Thursday 16 Dec., 8-11am (Exam Group 7 Place TBA).

REQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENTS will be taken from the following paperbacks; and from a Reader (RDR) that is available only at Copy Center on Bancroft.

1.      Charles Dickens, HARD TIMES (any edition)

2.      Paul Kennedy, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREAT POWERS (Random House)

3.      David Landes, THE WEALTH & POVERTY OF NATIONS (Norton, 1998)

4.      Thomas McCraw, AMERICAN BUSINESS, 1920-2000 (Harlan Davidson)

5.      Glenn Porter, THE RISE OF BIG BUSINESS, 1860-1920 (Harlan Davidson, 2d ed.)

RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF READINGS

***- NOTE: Though lectures may not correspond to the reading schedule, students are responsible for all readings listed before each exam time. All exams are cumulative- ***

By Sept.2 The Significance of Industrial Revolution

             Landes, Intro, and chs.13-14.

             Kennedy, Intro, and ch.1.

             RDR: Polanyi, The Great Transformation. Excerpts

             RDR: Haskell, Capitalism & Humanitarianism.

             RDR: Stein, Adam Smith.

             RDR: Pollard, The Industrial Revolution

By Sept.9 Why Europe?  Why England?

             Landes, chs. 1-12, 15, 24 (to p.418.)

             Kennedy, pp. 70-88

             Dickens, Hard Times, complete

By Sept.16 The Transformation of Work

             Landes, ch.16

             RDR: Pollard, Adaptation of the Work Force.

             RDR: Thompson, Time, Work, Discipline & Industrial Capitalism

             RDR: Hobsbawm, Custom, Wages and Workload.

             RDR: Hanagan, French Artisans & Industrial Workers

             RDR: Nelson, Factory Environment and Foremans Empire

             RDR: Landes, What Do Bosses Really Do?

By Sept.23 The Spread of Industrialization: The United States

             Porter, chs.1-2

             RDR: Scheiber, both articles

             RDR: Novak, Public Economy

By Sept.30 the Spread of Industrialization: France, Prussia, Russia

             Landes, chs.17-19

             Kennedy, ch.5

             RDR: OBrian & Keyder, Historiography of Retardation

             RDR: Crouzet, France

By Oct.7 The Second Industrial Revolution: The United States

             Porter, ch.3

             McCraw, pp.1-9 (Introduction).

             RDR: Chandler, Managerial Capitalism

*** - Oct.12 - REVIEW SESSION: 7-9 pm.  Room TBA - ***

Oct. 14 FIRST MIDTERM EXAM (Bring bluebooks and pens)

By Oct. 21 Liberalism in Decline

             Kennedy, ch.6

             RDR: Hannah, Rationalization Movement, and Visible Hands

             RDR: Levy-Leboyer, The Large Corporation in Modern France

             RDR: Milward, Fascism

             RDR: Lieberman, France Under DeGaulle & Pompidou

RDR: Yudanov, USSR

By Oct. 28 The Role of War in Industrial Growth

             Kennedy, pp.95-193

             RDR: Rosen, Military-Industrial Complex

             RDR: Maier, The Politics of Productivity

By Nov. 4 Late Industrializers: Japan

             Landes, chs. 22-23, and pp.418-421 (end of ch.24).

             RDR: T.C.Smith, Pre-Modern Economic Growth: Japan & the West

             RDR: Landes, Japan & Europe

By Nov. 16 Later Industrializers

             Landes, chs. 20-21

             RDR: Graham, Mexican & Brazilian Economic Development

             RDR: Wade, Overcoming Market Failure: Taiwan, Korea, Japan

Nov. 16 REVIEW SESSION, 7-9 PM.  Room TBA

Nov. 18 SECOND MIDTERM EXAM (Bring bluebooks and pens)

By Nov. 23 The New Industrial Order: Free Market Economy vs. Neo-Mercantilism

             Kennedy, pp.347-437

             McCraw, complete

             RDR: McCraw, Government, Big Business & the Wealth of Nations

             RDR: Vogel, Why Businessmen Distrust Their State

By Dec.7 - Sum Up

             Kennedy, pp.438-540

             Landes, chs.25-29

REVIEW SESSION:  7p,  Tuesday, 14 December, Rm. TBA

FINAL EXAMINATION:  Thursday, 16 December, 8am-11am.  Rm. TBA