More importantly, I hope you will find the course interesting and meaningful, since the events we will discuss have a direct bearing on virtually every political, social, and cultural feature of our daily lives. This is the course textbook, hereafter abbreviated as UN . It will serve as core reading text for the class, and will help you answer exam questions not covered in class lecture. You must read assigned sections of this book before class to get the most out of this course, to better prepare you for discussion, and to better prepare yourself for exams. Irwin Unger and Robert R. Tomes, eds.
Primary sources are documents created at the time of the historical event.
They are the building blocks of all history, and offer portals directly into the minds of the historical actors who wrote them. You must read assigned sections of this book before class. This is a historical monograph written by one of our nation's finest historians. You will read parts of this book in addition to relevant sections of the textbook. We will then critique Good Wives in class.