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History 1121

Section 3

Title of Course:  History 1121:  Section 003  European History Since 1660

Room:  Winningham 109

Time:  12:30-1:50PM -- Tuesdays and Thursdays

Teacher:  Dr. Dan L. Morrill

Office:  Garinger 123

Office Hours:  3:30PM - 4:00PM Tuesdays & Thursdays

Telephone:  704-687-4642

Email:  danmorrill@danandmary.com

Books:

Textbook:  Kagan, Ozment, & Turner, The Western Heritage  I will not be giving specific assignments in the textbook.  The textbook should be used to provide you with background information about the topic we are covering on the internet. 

Collateral Reading:  Ronald Takaki, Hiroshima.  This book, written by a Japanese-American, is extremely critical of President Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japanese cities in August 1945.  You do not have to agree with the book.  You must understand that each historian advances a thesis.

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Second Test is on October 21st

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History is not the past.  History is our think about the past.  History is essentially mythological.  It springs from the human imagination.  History is dynamic, not static.  It constantly changes to meet the circumstances of today.

 

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