GOVT273

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GOVT273

United States-Soviet Relations GOVT273 SP

Next Offered in 9798 SP

The course begins with a historical survey: the role of the two emerging powers in the 19th century, the impact of the Russian Revolution, World War Two and the origins of the Cold War. It then looks at thematic issues of the last 30 years: the arms race, Third World rivalry, and the domestic foreign policy process. In the final section we look at the causes of the collapse of the USSR, and the problems posed by the power vacuum this has created.

MAJOR READINGS

John L. Gaddis, RUSSIA, THE SOVIET UNION
AND THE UNITED STATES
L.R. Kirtz. A SOCIOLOGY OF THE ARMS RACE
K.A. Oye, ed., EAGLE IN A NEW WORLD
M.J. Hogan, ed., THE END OF THE COLD WAR

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm, three short papers, one research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Carter and Brezhnev at arms limitation talks in 1979

Reference:

Nicholls, C.S., POWER: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

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