Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Age of Revolutions (1765 CE to 1950 CE) Syllabus - Mumbai University

Module 1: Revolutions Against Monarchies

• a American Revolution
• b French Revolution
• c 19th century European Revolutions

Module 2: Revolutions in Asia

• a Chinese Nationalist Revolution (1905 - 1911)
• b Chinese Communist Revolution (1912-1949)
• c Indonesian Independence movement

Module 3: Industrial Revolution

• a Causes
• b Scientific developments
• c Effects

Module 4: Russian Revolution

• a 1905
• b 1917
• c Reign of Stalin

Text Books

• 1 Cornwell, R.D, (1981), World History in the Twentieth Century, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd,.
• 2 Rao, B.V., (2002), History of Modern Europe 1789-1992, (revised edition), Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
• 3 Palmer R. and Colton, Joel, (1984), A History of the Modern World, 4th edition

Reference Books

• 1 Benns F.L. (1950), European History since 1870, Appleton Century Gofts, New York,
• 2 Carrie Albercht R.A., (1958), Diplomatic History of European since the Congress of Vienna, Harper, New York.
• 3 Clyde, P.M., and Beers, B.F., (1966), The Far East: A History of Western Impacts and Eastern Response, 1830-1975, Sixth Edition, Prentice- Hall.
• 4 Ergang, Robert, (1966), From Renaissance to Waterloo, Third Edition, Heath.
• 5 Fay S.B. (1999), Origins of the World War 1930, New York- Second Ed. New York Free Press
• 6 Fergusson, W and Brunn, G, (1958), A Survey of European Civilization, 3 rd edition, Houghton and Co.
• 7 Fisher S. N., (1971), The Middle East: A History, Rontiedgy & Kegan Paw.
• 8 Grant and Temperley: Europe in 19 th & 20 th Centuries 1940. 5 th Ed.Longman New York.
• 9 Hayes, C, Moon, T.P and Wayland, J.W, (1950), World History, 3nd Revised ed. The Mac Millan Co.
• 10 Hobsbawm, Eric, (1995), Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914- 1991, Viking, Penguin Books.
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• 12 Keylor, William, (2006), The Twentieth Century World and Beyond: International History Since 1900, Oxford University Press.
• 13 Kennedy MA, (1965), A Short History of Japan North American Library Press.
• 14 Kirk S.E. (1959), A Short History of the Middle East. New York.
• 15 Lenczowski G., (1971), The Middle East in world Affairs, Cornell University Press.
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• 18 Lowe, Norman, (1985), Mastering World History, Macmillan Education Ltd.
• 19 Rao, B.V., (2013), History of the Modern World, AD 1500 to 2011, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
• 20 Spence, Jonathan D., (1999), The Search for Modern China, Second Edition, W. W. Norton & Co.
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• 23 Thomson David, (1977), Europe Since Napoleon- 1962, Longman. (Indian Ed.Jain Pushpak Mandir Jaipur.
• 24 Vinacke H. M., (1967), A History of the Far East in Modern Times, George Allen; Unwin Ltd.