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
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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
11 - Why no Revolution in 1848 in Britain
Revolutions occur when a critical mass of people come together to make specific demands upon their government. They invariably involve an increase in popular involvement in the political process. One of the central questions concerning 1848, a year in which almost every major European nation faced a revolutionary upsurge, is why England did not have its own revolution despite the existence of social tensions. Two principal reasons account for this fact: first, the success of reformist political
06 - Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution
Robespierre's ascetic personal life and severe philosophy of political engagement are attributed by some to his difficult childhood. As a revolutionary, one of his most significant insights was that the Revolution was threatened not only by France's military adversaries abroad, but also by domestic counter-revolutionaries. Under this latter heading were gathered two major groups, urban mercantilists and rural peasants. Relative strength of religious commitment is the major factor in explaining w
05 - The Enlightenment and the Public Sphere
While the major philosophical projects of the Enlightenment are associated with the names of individual thinkers such as Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire, the cultural transformation in France in the years leading up to the Revolution should also be understood in the context of the public sphere and popular press. Alongside such luminaries as those associated with Diderot's Encyclopédie were a host of lesser pamphleteers and libellists eager for fame and some degree of fortune. If the writin
