| Week | Topic and Reading |
Sept.
3-Sept. 5 |
Days of Infamy
|
September
8-12 |
Politics
of War
|
September
15-19
|
Disunited
Nations
Levering et.al, 1-83
|
*September
22-26
|
The
National Security State
Harbutt, 91-137 Question: Was early U.S. Cold War policy driven primarily by ideological, economic, or security/geopolitical concerns? |
Sept.29-Oct. 3 |
More
Bang for the Buck
|
*October 6-10 |
Pay
Any Price
Friedman, 44-284 To
Move a Nation Question: |
*October 13-17 |
Bear
Any Burden
Friedman, 287-419 No
Exit |
| October 20 | Dissect Documents |
| October 22 | REVIEW |
| October 24 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
October 27-31 |
Arrogance
of Power
Harbutt, 201-237 Burr, 1-26 |
*Nov.
3-7 |
Limits
of Power
Harbutt, 238-263 Burr, 27-165 Question: |
November 10-14 |
Balance
of Power
Burr, 166-321 |
*November 17-21 |
Swords
into Ploughshares
Harbutt, 301-26 Burr, 322-485 Question: |
November
24-26 |
Ploughshares
Into Swords LaFeber, 1-89 End of History |
| November 29 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 1 | PAPERS DUE |
*Dec.
1-5 |
The
Walls Come Tumbling Down
LaFeber, 90-164 Globalization and its Discontents Question: |
December
8
|
Brave
New World?
Wilsonianism on Trial |
| December 10 | REVIEW |
| December 15 | FINAL EXAMINATION |
