3. Transformation of the European System (January 10, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, world order
2. The Formation of a Global Society (January 9, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, world order
1. Course Introduction (January 8, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, world order
10. North America and Oceania (March 11, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
9. Latin America (March 4, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
8. Sub-Saharan Africa (February 26, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
7. Southwest Asia and North Africa (February 19, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
6. Russia and Central Asia (February 12, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
5. Europe (February 5, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
4. Southeast Asia (January 29, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
3. South Asia (January 22, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
2. East Asia (January 15, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
1. Course Introduction (January 8, 2008)
Politics, geography, international policies, relations, global, cultures, nations, states, countries, populations, definitions, teaching, sovereignty, history, background, boundaries, conflicts, foreign relations, spatial principles, aggregations, organiz
18. The Mirror of Representation (November 12, 2008)
History, American history, Revolutionary War, military history, American victory, battlefield strategy. New England, revolutionary politics, 1777 campaign, southern campaign, Philadelphia, George Washington, John Burgyone, Pennsylvania, Brandywine, Beddin
3. When Abigail and John Met George and Charlotte, or, The American Rebellion Viewed from London (Ma
History, politics, American history, American Revolution, founders, Great Britain, Europe, John Adam, Abigail Adams, colonies, King George III, constitutional monarchy, Tea Act, Boston Port Act, taxation, tea, India, Stamp Act, Townshend duties, East Indi
2. How Radical was the Revolution and How Reactionary was the Constitution? (April 21, 2009)
History, American history, American revolution, radicalism, politics, 1776, academic writing, radicalism, race, founders, Declaration of Independence, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, Bill of Rights, constitutional conventions, Abraham Lincoln, republic, d
9. Healthcare and Health Reform (November 17, 2009)
Policy, politics, economics, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, healthcare legislation, costs, insurance, co-payments, health coverage, insurance companies, Congressional Budget Office, Medicare, hospital, taxation, life expectancy, obesity, valu
10 - Popular Protest
Collective violence, in the form of popular protest, was one of the principal ways in which people resisted the expansion of capitalism and the state throughout the nineteenth century. The nature of this protest can be charted through three different, but related examples: grain riots across Europe in the first half of the century, the mythical figure of Captain Swing in England, and the Demoiselles of the Ariège in France. While these movements were ultimately repressed by the forces of capita
04 - Peter the Great
Peter the Great's historical significance stems not only from his military ambitions and the great expansion of the Russian Empire under his supervision, but also from his efforts to introduce secular, Western customs and ideas into Russian culture. Despite his notorious personal brutality, Peter's enthusiasm for science and modern intellectual concerns made an indelible mark both on Russia's relationship to the West and on its internal politics. The struggle under Peter's reign between Westerni
Getting Away With Murder: State Violence and Impunity in Phatthalung, 1972-1975
In February 1975, student activists exposed a series of brutal murders of citizens by Communist Suppression Operations Command and other state security forces that had taken place two-and-a-half years earlier in Phatthalung province in mid-southern Thailand. The thang daeng, or 'red drum,' killings gained their name from the method of killing employed. Accused of engaging in Communist activities, or tacit support for them, citizens were arrested, or simply taken, in large sweeps across districts
