Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Morris Morley
Contact via morris.morley@mq.edu.au
Diana Perche
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will investigate the origins, evolution and demise of the 'Cold War', largely through the prism of American–Soviet rivalry in the Third World: from the politics of containment and conflict during the 1950s and 1960s; to the rise and demise of superpower 'detente' in the 1970s; to a revival of superpower conflict during the Reagan era; to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s and the return to the world of a single superpower (United States) in the 1990s. We will conclude by posing two broad questions: why did the Cold War end and what effect, if any, has this development has on post-Cold War American policy toward the Third World up to the present time. The case studies include the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Short essay | 10% | Friday March 25, 5PM |
Long essay | 50% | May 9, 5PM to May 12,5PM |
Final Exam | 40% | TBA |
Due: Friday March 25, 5PM
Weighting: 10%
Short analytical essay (10%): This essay must be 500-600 words, double-spaced and in 12 point type. The deadline for submission is 5pm Friday, March 25. Unless granted an extension, no essays will be accepted after the due date
Due: May 9, 5PM to May 12,5PM
Weighting: 50%
Major research essay (50%): This essay must be 1,800 to 2,000 words [not including footnotes/endnotes and bibliography], double-spaced and in 12 point type.
The deadline for submission of Essays is 5pm Monday, May 9 to 5pm Thursday May 12. Unless granted an extension no essays received after May 12 will be marked. Essays less than the required length will automatically receive a failing grade.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%
Exam
Extensions in this unit are only granted under exceptional circumstances, such as a major unexpected illness or accident. They are not granted for a failure to organize your time (e.g., leaving everything until the last week or two before the deadline or a minor doctor’s appointment).
UNIT READINGS
Bound volume of POL279 Unit Readings [Available from Coop Bookstore]
EXAMINATIONS
Examination timetable [final draft] on web approximately four weeks before the commencement of the exam period
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01/02/2016 | Updates |
31/01/2016 | Updates provided |