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WEEK'S TOPIC |
READINGS AND DISCUSSION |
INTRODUCTION |
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14- January: Course “nuts and bolts” and topical introduction |
Short lecture by instructor |
Monday 21 January |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
VIET NAM DURING THE IMPERIAL PERIOD |
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28 January: Defining Characteristics of Vietnamese Society. Warfare in the Origins of Viet Nam’s Historical Narrative. Chinese Domination and Local Rebellion in Viet Nam. |
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4 February: Defining Characteristics of Vietnamese Society. Warfare in the Origins of Viet Nam’s Historical Narrative. Chinese Domination and Local Rebellion in Viet Nam. (cont.) |
Readings: 2. Whitmore, “Chiao-chih and Neo- 3. Wook, Choi Byung “Vietnamization of |
VIETNAMESE SOCIETY UNDER THE FRENCH |
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11 February: Vietnamese Society Under the French. Early Vietnamese Radicals. |
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18 February: The First Indochinese War |
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THE U.S. CONFLICT IN VIET NAM |
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No class meeting on February 25th |
Day reserved for undergraduate student conferences regarding annotated bibliographies |
3 March: The Legacy of Ho Chi Minh
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Reading: Duiker, Ho Chi Minh (individual chapter outlines by student volunteers). |
MONDAY, MARCH 3rd |
UNDERGRADUATES' ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES DUE IN CLASS |
SPRING BREAK (SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH - SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH)
WEEK'S TOPIC |
READINGS AND DISCUSSION |
THE U.S. CONFLICT IN VIET NAM |
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17 March: The RVN Government and the ARVN during Early US Involvement |
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24 March: The PAVN, the NLF and Ha Noi’s early strategy in the Second Indochinese Conflict
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Readings:1. McNamara, “U.S. military victory in Vietnam: a dangerous illusion?”(Parts A&B) (On e-reserve; outlines required from all students). |
31 March: Escalation in US Involvement, Cold War Considerations. US Domestic Considerations. |
Readings:1. Anderson and Ernst. The War That Never Ends, chapters 3, 8-14(individual chapter outlines by student volunteers). |
THE END OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT |
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7 April: The Tet Offensive |
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14 April: The End of US Involvement in the Second Indochinese Conflict.
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THE LEGACY OF WAR |
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21 April: The Third Indochinese War. The Legacy of the Second Indochinese War in US Society. |
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28 April: 3:30-5:00pm |
Class Presentations |
28 April: 5:00-6:20pm |
Undergraduate student conferences regarding historiographical essays |
5 May: |
Class Presentations, Final Discussion |
MONDAY, MAY 5th |
GRADUATE ESSAYS DUE |
MONDAY, MAY 5th |
UNDERGRADUATE ESSAYS DUE |