“The level of change experienced over a 100-year period is what most defines the 20th century,” states Professor Pamela Radcliff. File size: 8.25 GB
Interpreting the 20th Century: The Struggle Over Democracy
The 20th Century transformed the Political, economic, and social structures the The world has never been seen as it is the 1800s ended. It was a period of rapid and intense change that lasted for many years. the Capacity the Imagine: First flight and space flight. the Manhattan Project the Welfare State, Nietzsche and Freud, the Great Depression and Inflation, moving pictures, and home computers the Cold War and terrorism—and war and peace.
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“The level of change experienced over a 100-year period is what most defines the 20th century,” states Professor Pamela Radcliff.
Even today, more then a century later that transformation is far from complete. The Nation of the Third world finally free from poverty the Their relationship was once marked by imperialism and colonialism. the West, are still caught up the It is even more complicated to find political stability and economic success.
Interpreting the 20th Century: The Struggle Over Democracy This 48-lecture study of this extraordinary time is comprehensive.
It is a course that examines the ideas and events of history. It reveals how these ideas influenced events and shaped today’s world.
It is an exceptional opportunity to gain a multidisciplinary understanding about how it works. the How the modern world came into being and how democracy emerged as a political ideal. the The parameters of a true democratic world order are still being fiercely contested.
The The subject’s very nature requires the ability to not only distill political and economic trends over a century of history but also to explain them clearly, drawing on other disciplines when necessary to make key points vivid.
Professor Pamela Radcliff defines the Perspective of the course, as well as including what she calls the “Enlightenment Project”—the Adoption of liberal, democratic, and rationalist principles in many of the world—while emphasizing the Unresolved nature the struggle for democracy.
She is focused on keeping things simple. the The big picture is very clear as she moves across entire eras, entire continents and disciplines as specialized, such as international trade balances and movements of literature and art.
She shows all sides to an issue even if scholars are divided. She generously uses primary sources and frequently quotes from them to ensure that her lectures convey the truth. the Each subject in the most profound sense possible
To make the Incredible breadth the It is easy to understand, Professor Radcliff explains it chronologically in seven sections that best represent the struggle.
Section 1 is an introduction. the 20th century, which most scholars now identify as being in 1914. the The beginning of World War I.
Section 2 is composed of the Different crises that were faced by the West in the Years between the wars.
Section 3 covers the Fascism/Communism pose a challenge to democracy, the Many approaches to totalitarianism were represented by Nazi Germany the Soviet Union.
Section 4 discusses the external threats to western power from China and India, Mexico, Mexico, and Japan.
Section 5 focuses on World War II, including the Holocaust and the Rise of Existentialism after World War II.
Section 6 examines the The post-World War II world order includes the Cold War the Science and science are changing their relationship the Please state: the The rise of the Welfare state
Section 7 is the end the Course with a discussion the Development in a decolonizing World: The challenges
Explore a Variety of Ideas in Depth
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You will be able to cover topics as diverse as:
The “crisis of meaning” The World War I that Challenged unleashed the The political, cultural and economic values of Western Europe are set the Stage for decades more of turmoil
The Different approaches to organizing and mobilizing such as Communism and Fascism the Masses
Art provided a window into the world through art the Public life is influenced by psychological forces
This course’s intellectual breadth is not reflected in a lofty overview. It is reflected in vivid, ground-level histories that allow you to see these forces at work in:
The Trenches of World War I, where the new technologies created an unprecedented level of carnage in history
The Samuel Becket’s Waiting for Godot – Theatrical Action, turning away the Individual struggle to find dignity and hope for salvation in a post Holocaust world
The Collective ability of disillusioned generations here in the United States and Around the world—protesting over the Vietnam War, inequalities in education the lack of gay rights—to transform political culture and the Nature of democratic debate
The Parade through a stunning array of famous, infamous and lesser-known figures who shaped, and reflected the Century’s tumultuous changes and events, such as Samuel Becket. Marcel Duchamps. Frantz Fanon. Vladimir Lenin. Sigmund Freud. Alexandra Kollontai. Adolf Hitler. Josef Stalin. Mahatma Gandhi. Mao Tse–tung. Mikhail Gorbachev. Emiliano Zapata. Theodor Herzl. Kwame Nkrumah. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Through detailed case studies, ideas are made real
For a closer focus, the Course also includes lectures that focus on case studies to illustrate how it works. the Models covered in the In post-colonial countries, course has been translated into practice.
For example, see how the developmental model put into effect in Communist China differs from that used in Democratic India—and why—and the Two countries with very similar problems began their development process with different results.
See how they differ! the Japan has a strong authoritarian system.
Three models of feminism will be on display, which you can also see. the Global women’s movement
As mothers, women organize around their status. the “Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo” Who alerted? the Argentina’s to the World “disappeared”
The “everyday resistance” Model linked to the The world’s poorest and most empowered women, such as those from India’s southwestern state Tamil Nadu
The more familiar model of “equal rights” feminism seen here in the United States
You also frequently venture out of your comfort zone. the You can view the pathways to geopolitics and national revolution the You can view the issues of your course through many lenses. Lecture 5 will show you Dadaist, Surrealist and Futurist artists. the The chaos of the post-World War I attack on the ideas of Freud or Nietzsche is a result of Freud’s and Nietzsche’s ideas the Certainty, rationality, objectivity, and the ability to be certain the They felt betrayed by the Western culture of the 19th century.
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When you examine paintings by Otto Dix or Hannah Hoch, or when you hear them being pronounced, it is possible to either see the art or hear the stories. the Searing command the Futurist Manifesto to “leave good sense behind us like a hideous husk,” you understand the Art world trying to reject it all. the Past and present to steer a course towards a more promising future.
The The Challenge of Defining Democracy
The Professor Radcliff says that the main issue you will address in this course is still a work-in-progress.
“Even after the better part of a century, the world’s nations are still trying to define what real democracy is and how to establish it—not only within nations but between them as well, in the sense of fostering and sustaining relationships based on equality and not on raw power,” She notes.
It is an amazing process that we continue watching.
