NU MA (Preliminary) History One Year Preliminary to Master’s Course Syllabus (Session: 2016-2017)

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Syllabus for One-Year Preliminary to Master’s Course

Effective from the Session: 2016-2017

Subject: History

Paper Code	Paper Title	Credits
411501	History of Bengal 1204-1857	4
411503	History of South Asia 1765-1947	4
411505	History of Europe 1789-1919	4
411507	History of Russia and USA (1776-1917) (Selected topics)	4
411509	History of Civilization (Selected topics)	4
411511	Bangladesh: National Culture and Heritage	4
411513	History of the Subaltern and Protest Movements	4
411515	Far East and South-East Asia in Modern Times	4
411518	Viva-voce	4
	Total =	36

Detailed Syllabus

Paper Code	411501	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of Bengal 1204-1857

1. Coming of the Muslims- Bakhtiar Khalji & the conquest of Nadia, Giasuddin Iwaz Khalji and his achievements.
2. Foundation of the Independent Sultanate- Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, Ibn Batuttah’s account.
3. Bengal under Ilyas Shahi and Hossain Shahi Rule.
4. Administration under the Sultanate.
5. Afghan rule in Bengal.
6. Mughal Conquest of Bengal and the supprestion of the  Bara Bhuiyas.
7. Bengal under Shaista Khan, Murshid Quli Khan and Alivardi Khan.
8. Coming of the Europeans.
9. Nawab Sirajuddowla: conflict with the English East India Company, the Battle of Palashi and its results.
10. Mir Kashim and the Battle of Bauxar, Grant of Diwani, the dual Government (1765-1772)
11. Administrative and Judicial reforms of warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis.
12. Land Revenue Experiments (1772-1790); the Permanent Settlement: Objectives, nature and effects.
13. Anti-British Movements: Fakir-Sanyasi Revolt and the Revolt of Titumir.
14. Education Policy of the East India Company.
15. Socio-religious reforms and Intellectual Movements- Faraizi Movement, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Young Bengal Movement.

Paper Code	411503	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of South Asia 1765-1947

1. Expansion and consolidation of the Colonial rule (a) Expansion: Anglo-Mysore Relations, Wellesley and Subsidiary Alliance, Annexation of Punjab, Dolhousi and the Doctrine of Lapse. (b) Administration: Warren Hastings, Cornwallis, Benticks and Dalhousie.
2. Constitutional Development: Regulating  Act, Pitt’s India Act & Charter Acts.
3. The Revolt of 1857: Causes, Nature and Results.
4. Reforms of Lord Ripon.
5. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and the Aligarh Movement
6. Foundation of the Indian National Congress (1885).
7. Reforms of Lord Curzon.
8. Simla Deputation and the Foundation of the Muslim League.
9. Lucknow Pact, 1916
10. Government of India Act, 1919
11. Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement.
12. Simon Commission, Nehru Report, Jinnah’s Fourteen Points and Round Table Conferences.
13. Government of India Act, 1935.
14. Lahore Resolution 1940.
15. Cripps Mission, The Quit India Movement and the Cabinet Mission Plan.
16. The Indian Independence Act and the Partition of India, 1947.

Paper Code	411505	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of Europe 1789-1919

1. French Revolution: Europe on the eve of the French Revolution, Causes and course of the French Revolution.
2. Napoleon Bonarparte : rise, domestic policy, continental system, Napoleon and Europe, Napoleon and the Pope, Napoleon and nationalism, fall of Napoleon.
3. Post-Napoleonic Europe : Vienna settlement and Metternich, European concert, suppression of liberratism in central Europe, Spain and Portugal.
4. Democratic and nationalistic movement: July Revolution (1830), February revolution (1848), Louis Napoleon and Second French republic, Nationalism in Hapsburg empire.
5. Russia : Nicholas I and the Crimean war, reforms of Alexander reactionary policy under Alexander III and Nicholas II, Russo-Japanese war, Revolution of 1905, Bolshevick Revolution of 1917.
6. Reconstruction of Europe: unification of Italy, unification of Germany, Napoleon III and the second French empire.
7. Eastern question: origins of the Eastern question, Greek War of Independence, Crimean war, Russo-Turkish war, treaty of Berlin, influence of Germany of Ottoman Empire, Balkan league, Balkan wars.
8. Era of armed peace (1871-1914) : alliance system of Bismarck, breakdown of Bismarck’s alliance system, franco-Russian alliance, Anglo-German relations.
9. First World War: causes, Serajevo incident, Austrian steps, July crisis, responsibility of the power, Paris Peace Treaties.
10. Expansion of Europe: Causes and results of the founding of colonies in the 19th century, difference between colonialism and imperialism, aims and effects of imperialism.
11. Capitalism: origin and characteristics of capitalism, beginning of modern capitalism, capitalism of the 20th century.
12. Socialism : origin and aims of socialism, pre-Marxian socialism, Karl Marx’s doctrine, spread of and importance of socialism.

Paper Code	411507	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of Russia and USA (1776-1917) (Selected topics)

Russia

1. 19th Century Russia: social, political and economic conditions- revolutionary movements.
2. Revolution of 1905: Causes, nature and results
3. Spread of Marxism and rise of V-I. Levin
4. February Revolution. 1917
5. October revolution of 1917: causes, nature and results, role of Lenin.

United State of America

1. George Washington and Independence of America 
2. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
3. Monroe Doctrine
4. Abraham Lincoln and Civil wars
5. Reconstruction
6. Progressive movement
7. Widrow Wilson, 1st world wars and 14 points 

Books Recommended : 

1. P. Dukes : A History of Russia
2. Kirchner : A History of Russia
3. Hill : Lenin and the Russia Revolution
4. E-H. Carr : The Bolshevik revolution (1917-1923)
5. E. Lipson : Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
6. Henry Bamford Parkes : The United States of America, A History 
7. John A. Garry : The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877, Vol. I
8. Mary Beth Norton : A People and a Nation: A History of the United States, Vol. I and II

Paper Code	411509	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of Civilization (Selected topics)

1. Growth of Civilization: The Palaeolithie Age. The Neolothic Age
2. Sumerian Civilization
3. Egiptian Civilization
4. Babylonia. Persia, China, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Papacy
5. Commercial Growth in the twelfth Century
6. Rise of Feudalism and its growth.
7. Growth of towns and universities during the twelfth century.

Paper Code	411511	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	Bangladesh: National Culture and Heritage

1. Definition of culture and heritage
2. Religious beliefs in ancient Bengal
3. Introduction and development of Buddhist culture
4. Ancient language and literature of Bengal
5. Advance of Islam and its impact on Bengali culture
6. Social economic and religious life of the people in medieval Bengal
7. Sri Chaitanya and Bhakti movement
8. Influence of Christianity of Bengali culture
9. Development of Western education and the Bengal renaissance
10. Emergence of Hindu middle class
11. Emergence of Muslim middle class
12. Development of Political consciousness among the middle class; during the first-three decades of the 20th century
13. Origin and development of Bengali nationalism
14. Impact of modernism on Bengali society and culture.

 

Paper Code	411513	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	History of the Subaltern and Protest Movements

1. Definition and Characteristics of Resistance movement and subalterns
2. General Condition of the subalterns or Poor People of 18th and 19th Century.
3. Characteristics of the Peasant resistance in the 18th and  19th Century.
4. Fakir- Sannyasi rebellion (1763-1800)
5. Chakma Revolt in  the  Chittagong Hill Tracts (1776-87)
6. Peasant rebellion of Rangpur (1783)
7. Pagalpanthi rebellion of Mymensingh (1820-33)
8. Wahabi Movement (1831)
9. Fariazi Movement (1840)
10. Indigo rebellion (1859-60)
11. Pabna rebellion (1872-73)
12. Tebhaga movement (1946)
13. Peasant rebellion of Nachal (1949)

Paper Code	411515	Credits: 4	Class Hours: 120hrs.
Paper Title:	Far East and South-East Asia in Modern Times

Far East: From the opening of China upto 1939

1. Introduction: concept o Southeast Asia an its importance, colonial policies and its impact.
2. China: general overview of China:  land and people, society, economy, political structure
3. Opening of China: background, Opium Wars, Unequal Treaties, Open Door Policy.
4. Chinese reaction and resistance: Taiping rebellion, Boxer Movement, Hundred Days’ Reforms
5. Nationalist Movements in China: Chinese Revolution of 1911, its causes and results
6. China in Transformation: The Nationalist Revolution, 1920-28, China under Chiang K’ai shek, the birth of Communist Party: the Kuomintang and Communist Alliance, the rise of Mao
7. Opening of Japan: The Perry Mission 1868, the opening of Japan, the end of Shogunate, Meiji Restoration, Sino-Japanese war 1894-95, Russo-Japanese war 1904-05.
8. The Washington Conference (1921-22)
9. Japanese aggressions in China, 1931
10. Indonesia: rise of Indonesian nationalism. Political parties, Indonesian Revolution and Independence.
11. Malaysia: British rule in Malaya states, emergence of nationalist movement and independence.

Paper Code	411804	Credits: 4
Paper Title:	Viva-voce