Welcome to History 450

This is the index page for the Fall course History 450.

This will be a course dealing with the issue of Imperialism. We will be answering the question: "In what senses, if any, is it proper to speak of American Imperialism or an American Empire?" We will be dealing primarily, though not exclusively, with case studies drawn from Asia. We will look at popular film as well as historical examples.

This course will make heavy use of electronic communications. We will be writing on the class BBS a great deal, and often using it for discussion in lieu of meeting in class. Please check into the BBS (above) before the first meeting of class; it is very important that you be comfortable with it.

The Assigned Texts Are:

Note: These are on sale in bookstore or sometimes can be purchased used on the WWW. In most cases, older editions are also useful. Feel free to purchase texts in groups, that is, you buy one and a friend buys another. The shortcoming of this approach will be that much of the research for the papers will be done in the assigned readings, so you are going to want to consult them regularly.

To better understand the course click through the other pages in this site...

Questions? Email barlowj@pacificu.edu

Instructor's Office Hours: 9-9:50 MWF, And by appointment
3rd Floor, Marsh Hall.
Use the stairs at opposite end of building from elevator.
Turn left on third floor. First door on your left.
I also am frequently in the Berglund/MCEL space in the LL UC. (Across from MPR)
Drop by there if you don't find me in the Marsh Hall office.

This page created and maintained by Professor Jeffrey Barlow, Pacific University

This site last modified on August 30, 2004