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Charles Lipson Peter B. Ritzma Professor Political Science Department University of Chicago 5828 S. University Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 |
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Big Wars: Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern
Political
Science 291& 391
Charles Lipson
University of Chicago
Syllabus-Autumn 2011
| Course Time: 1:30-2:50 Monday, Wednesday | Prof. Lipson's office is Pick 418b |
| Classroom: Kent 120 | Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3-4:30 |
| Please note: There will be a lecture on Monday of Thanksgiving Week, but not on Wed. | E-mail: [email protected] |
| Sections assigned in second week. | Ee-mails about this course should include PS291 somewhere in subject line. |
This is a survey course on major wars, primarily in Europe, from ancient Greece to the mid-1700s. (We will not cover modern industrial warfare since other courses cover that topic.) The focus here is on politics and international relations--the origins and consequences of wars--and on the evolution of military technologies rather than the details of battles or military strategy.
This course requires substantial readings. Lectures use multimedia extensively, featuring maps, graphs, and paintings. Lecture notes and PowerPoint presentations are not available online.
This course is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the social sciences, particularly those working on international relations. Its goal is to provide historical grounding for theorizing about international relations. There is no prerequisite for this course. This is one of five related courses I offer on the history of international politics, each of which can be taken independently.
Undergrad
& Grad |
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Political Science 213 & 323 | ||||
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Great Power Politics in the Nineteenth Century: A History | Political Science 214 & 324 | |||
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World Politics in the Twentieth Century, 1914-45: A History | Political Science 215 & 325 | |||
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The Cold War, 1945-91: A History | Political Science 216 & 326 | |||
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Big Wars: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern | Political Science 291 & 392 | |||
There are several required books for the course, listed below, plus some PDFs available on Chalk.
- There will be three in-class exams, one for each module of the course. There will be no final exam and no papers.
- Reading assignments are not broken down, week by week, although your TAs may request that you do certain readings for their sections. Otherwise, simply read through the materials for the module we are working on.
- Module I: Ancient Wars: Peloponnesian and Punic
- Module II: Medieval and Renaissance Wars: Hundred Years War, Wars for Italy
- Module III: Early Modern Wars: Wars of Louis XIV, Seven Years' War
1. Provide a concise, general history of international and diplomatic events and sequences, especially those bearing on larger polities of their era;
2. Draw connections, where possible, between the historical materials and analytic questions of interest to IR theorists;
3. Incorporate technology and international economic issues, which are too often slighted in political and diplomatic histories. They should be included for two reasons:
Books are available at UC/Barnes & Noble Bookstore and the Seminary
Cooperative Bookstore and are on short-term reserve at the Regenstein Library.
A Chalk site is associated with this course. Documents listed as "PDF at Chalk" can be found under course documents at the Chalk site.
Slides for each lecture are posted on Chalk, under "Labs/Lectures." Slides are in PDF format and are posted shortly after each lecture.
Undergraduates normally enroll in
PS 291.
Graduate students enroll
in PS 391.
Students have weekly discussion
sections, which will be assigned in Week 2.
There will be only one lecture during Thanksgiving Week, on Monday. There is no lecture on Wednesday. Only sections scheduled for Monday or Tuesday will meet that week.
There will be three in-class exams, no papers and no final.
Extra time will be alloted for students with learning disabilities or who are non-native English speakers. Please let your TA know in advance and bring the necessary paperwork.
The class grade will be based on the three exams plus your attendance and active participation in sections.
There will be three in-class exams, one for each module. They will incorporate materials from lectures and assigned readings. There are no papers and no final.
Each exam will focus on the module we just covered but may ask for integration of materials from earlier modules, as well.
The format of each exam will include an ID/Timeline and an essay question.
The essay will focus on one of the major themes of the course.
The timeline/ID section will ask you to identify and briefly describe several major actors or events in that time period.
These are "closed book" exams, meaning that you cannot use notes, books, or other materials--just what's in your head!
Extra time on the exam will be routinely given to students with recognized learning disabilities and those for whom English is a second- or third-language.
Please bring one or two blue blooks to each exam. They are available in the Barnes & Noble University of Chicago Bookstore.
Some students must miss the regular exam date because of illness or other excusable reasons. Students may take a make-up only after they have received Prof. Lipson's written permission. They should seek that permission before the regular exam is given.
How to Request a Make-Up: Students must make a written request for a make-up exam and clearly state why the regular exam could not be taken (for example, a serious family illness). This email request must be sent to three people in a single email:
- Me
- Your TA, and
- Your college adviser.
I will respond to that email, saying whether or not you have permission to take the make-up exam, and will copy my response to your TA and college adviser.
When is the Make-Up Exam Given?
The make-up exam is given only once, exactly one week after the regular exam, immediately after the regular class lecture that day. If the original exam was on a Monday, for example, then the make-up will be the following Monday. It will last 80 minutes. Please bring 2 bluebooks, just as you would for the regular exam.
Graduate students in Political Science, CIR, and MAPSS have three options for course grades. (Any other graduate students need to see me individually and discuss your options.)
- Take the three regular in-class exams, the same as undergraduates.
- Write three short papers, one for each module. Papers should be 1200-2400 words and should cover a topic of your choice that is directly related to each module. Each paper is due on the Monday following that module's exam.
- Write one longer paper, covering any topic related to the course. The paper should be approximately 8000 words and is due the Monday of exam week.
These options are available only to graduate students and not to undergraduates enrolled in the course.
There is no special discussion section for graduate students, but you may sit in on any undergraduate section that is convenient. I am also happy to meet with you to discuss topics related to the class.
| Module I: Ancient Wars (Peloponnesian, Punic) |
| Peloponnesian War (431 BC - 404 BC): Athenian Empire v. Sparta + allies | |
 "Peloponnesian War." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1996. pp. 358-59. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Kagan, Donald. On the Origins of War and the Preservation
of Peace. New York: Doubleday, 1995, Chapter 1. |
Required book D25.5.K270 1995 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 1 (pp. 16-17). |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| Selections from Thucydides in The Greek Historians
: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius. M.
I. Finley, ed.. New York: Penguin Books, 1978. (skim the materials on
pp. 226-78; 298-379). |
Required book DF13.F56 1978 |
| Punic Wars (three wars from 264 BC - 146 BC): Rome v. Carthage | |
| "Punic Wars." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1996. pp. 358-59. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Kamm, Antony, The Romans: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 1995, pp. 20-22; 25-30 (good, brief overview of the war). |
PDF at Chalk DG231.K230 1995 |
| Kagan, Donald. On the Origins of War and the Preservation
of Peace. New York: Doubleday, 1995, Chapter 3. |
Required book D25.5.K270 1995 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 2 (pp. 26-32). |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| Selections from Thucydides in The Greek Historians
: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius. M.
I. Finley, ed.. New York: Penguin Books, 1978. (skim the materials on
pp. 226-78; 298-379). |
Required book DF13.F56 1978 |
 In-class exam at the completion of Module I. |
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| Module II: Medieval and Renaissance Wars (Hundred Years, Wars for Italy) |
| Hundred Years War (1339-1453): England v. France | |
| "Hundred Years' War." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1996. pp. 214-15. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Allmand, C. T. The Hundred Years War : England and
France at War, c. 1300-c. 1450. New York: Cambridge University
Press, 1988. |
Required book DC96.A440 1988 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 3. |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| Wars for Italy (1494-1559): France v. Holy Roman Empire | |
| "Italian Wars." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1996. pp. 231-32. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Greengrass, Mark. “Politics and Warfare.” In Cameron,
Euan, ed. The Sixteenth Century. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2006. pp. 78-84 (portion of chapter) |
PDF at Chalk D229.S59 2006 |
| Black, Jeremy. "European Warfare, 1494-1559." In Black, European Warfare, 1494-1660. London: Routledge, 2002. pp. 69-96. |
PDF at Chalk D214.B53 2002 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 4 (pp. 74-79). |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| In-class exam at the completion of Module II. |
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| Module III: Early Modern Wars (Wars of Louis XIV, Seven Years' War) |
| Wars of Louis XIV (1667-1714): France v. Holland + England + coalition | |
| "Louis XIV." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1996. pp. 269-70. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Parrott, David. “War and International Relations,” In
Bergin, Joseph, ed. The Short Oxford History of Europe. the Seventeenth
Century : Europe, 1598-1715. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University
Press, 2001. pp. 112-144. |
PDF at Chalk D246.S44 2001 |
| Black, Jeremy. "Louis XIV's Foreign Policy," section of Black, "Warfare, Crisis, and Absolutism," in Cameron, Euan, ed. Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. pp. 222-226. |
PDF at Chalk D228.E187 1999 |
| Black, Jeremy. "Louis XIV and Europe: French Foreign Policy, 1661-1715." In Black, From Louis XIV to Napoleon : The Fate
of a Great Power. London: UCL Press, 1999. pp. 33-69. |
PDF at Chalk DC110.B53 1999 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 4 (pp. 92-96). |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| Seven Years War (1756-63): Britain + Prussia v. France + Austria | |
| "Seven Years' War." In Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker, eds. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. pp. 422-23. |
PDF at Chalk U27.R3480 1996 |
| Overview of Seven Years' War in Palmer, R. R., Joel G. Colton, and Lloyd S. Kramer. A History of the Modern World. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002. pp. 249-263 |
PDF at Chalk D209.P26 2002 |
| Lynn, John A. “International Rivalry and Warfare.” In
Blanning, T. C. W., ed. The Short Oxford History of Europe. the
Eighteenth Century : Europe, 1688-1815. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2000, pp. 178-217 |
PDF at Chalk D209.P26 2007 |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the
Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990.
Chapter 6 (pp. 118-130). |
Required book U27.A2940 1990 |
| Call Number | ISBN Paperback | |
| Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990. | U27.A2940 1990 | 0253205514 |
| Allmand, C. T. The Hundred Years War : England and France at War, c. 1300-c. 1450. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. | DC96.A440 1988 | 0521319234 |
| Finley, M. I., ed. The Greek
Historians : The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius.
Harmondsworth, Eng.; New York: Penguin Books, 1978. (Same as The
Portable Greek Historians) |
DF13.F56 1978 | 014015065X |
| Kagan, Donald. On the Origins
of War and the Preservation of Peace. New York: Doubleday, 1995. |
D25.5.K270 1995 | 0385423756 |
| Neiberg, Michael. Warfare in World History.
London ; New York: Routledge, 2001. |
U27 .N45 2001 | 0415229553 |
| Rotberg, Robert I., Theodore K.
Rabb, and Robert Gilpin, eds. The Origin and Prevention of Major
Wars. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. |
U21.2.O720 1989 | 0521379555 |