Welcome to the Web site for PSCI 105-005, the 11:00 TTh section of Fundamentals of Politics.
Course Materials
- Syllabus
- Course Schedule
- Course Reading List
- Grading Standards
- Suggestions, Guidelines, and General Expectations for In-Class Essay Examinations
- Description of the New York Times Assignment
- Sample New York Times Article Summary
- Midterm Exam
- Checklist for the First In-Class Essay
- Final Examination
Documents to Download and Print (Word Files)
- Locke I
- Locke II
- Marx and Engels
- Balance of Power, Hegemony, and Structural Power
- A Brief History of the Call for a New International Economic Order
- Basic Introduction to the Third World
- US Hegemony and the Cold War Years
- The Problem of War
- The Debt Crisis and Its Aftermath
- Theories of Economic Development
- Japan, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and the Postwar Economic Miracle
- Theories of East Asian Economic Development
- Nationalism, Religion, Legitimacy, and Class
Online Resources
- Imperial History of the Middle East—courtesy of Maps of War. Caution: this is a large (1.1 MB) Shockwave Flash document that will take a long time to load over a dialup connection.
- A synopsis of Shakespeare’s Richard III—at OnlineShakespeare.com.
Study Guides
If you have any questions about the course that the syllabus, course schedule, and course reading list don’t answer, please don’t hesitate to drop the instructor a note.
