Quick survey of the evolving uses of the term “socialism” October 15, 2009
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At HNN, Walter Moss has a nice survey of some of the fuzzy language used by and about socialists, socialism, progressivism, etc.
Miscellaneous announcements: Guest Lectures, Test, Fun September 22, 2009
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We’ll have two guest lectures from PSU Grad student, military historian and WWII reenactor Dustin Strong: “Napoleon and his Wars” on October 9 and “WWII” on November 16. Mr. Strong’s lectures, like my own, are required, and I will expect to see his presentation reflected in your test answers and essays where appropriate. Mr. Strong has also announced two WWII reenactments open to the public as extra credit opportunities: Sept. 26-27 at Bristow Jones Memorial Airport (Bristow, OK) and Nov. 7 at Forest Park (Ottawa, KS). For the extra credit, include in your summary/reaction paper a description of the battle, and those of you doing WWII topics for your book review are strongly encouraged to talk to members of one of the units, as they are usually very well-informed on the equipment and history of the units they portray.
My apologies to the 2pm section for missing Monday: I have put the lecture outline online, so that anyone who missed class due to the weather or illness can review it. Those of you were there for the 11am class are welcome to look at it as well, obviously.
Regarding the Test on Monday, covering chapters 15 through 20, inclusive, and the lectures, the format will be very much like the pop quizzes: I will choose four or five (or six) terms from each chapter — the terms in the “Key Terms” lists, of course — to put on the test. From those, you will pick twelve (12) to answer: at least one from each of the six chapters, and the rest from any of the remaining terms. I will supply the test and paper; you bring something to write with and everything you can remember about the last month’s readings and lectures.
Finally, for fun, here’s pre-Revolutionary satires on French aristocratic hairstyles, including a recreation of the Battle of Bunker Hill [mildly adult content]. The one that made me laugh was the one with the hairdresser using a nautical navigational tool — the sextant — to arrange the hairstyle.
A rough calculation of African Slave Trade September 18, 2009
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| Atlantic trade volume | Middle Passage mortality rate | Islamic Trade | |
| 15c-16c | ~2k/yr | ~50% | ~10k/yr |
| 17c | rising to 20k/yr | ~10k/yr | |
| 18c | 55k/yr | ~10k/yr | |
| 19c | 33k/yr (peaking early) | ~5% | ~10k/yr |
| total | 14M | ~25% | ~5M |
Sources include Bentley&Ziegler, Traditions and Transformations, McKay, et. al, and others
Food History September 12, 2009
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From China Beat comes word of a neat series at Yale Global Online
A series of pieces on the global history of trade goods like chilis, tea, tomatoes, coffee, potatoes, and tobacco
Writing Center Hours January 23, 2009
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The PSU Writing Center hours for Spring are Monday-Friday 8-3.
