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PSC
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Prof. Andrzej Mania, Ph.D.
Office hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 15:30 – 16:30
# 101b Harkness Hall
Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies
Tel.: 273 5847, 275 9898
Syllabus
US Policy toward Eastern Europe during the Cold
War 1945 - 1989
Two credit course
Time: Jan 15th – March 4th, 2004
Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00 – 15:15
Place: Baush & Lomb Hall 173
Course Work:
One 5 - pages paper (with references). Paper should be ready on Feb.19th.
Exam: Essay style final exam will concentrate on general problems taught
during the course.
Final grade will be counted in the following way:
a. 15 points for active participation during classes
b. 30 points for paper
c. 55 points for final exam
Total: 100 points = A
Description:
The course concentrates on general conceptions and actions of US government
toward Eastern Europe. It analyses the role of the NSC and Dep. of State
in supporting President in a process of shaping American policy. The course
will survey specific actions all presidents from this period based on
original American documents. It will especially concentrate on analysis
of the most dramatic and Important moments: 1953 (Berlin), 1956 (Poland
and Hungary), 1968 (Czechoslovakia), 1980 - 81 (Poland), 1989 (all Eastern
Block) and American diplomatic and political response. The course will
explore the role of US policy toward EE within the more general policy
toward the USSR - problem on dependences. The course will study methods
of activity of American diplomacy and problem of Linkage between American
policy and actions undertaken by EE countries in the International and
domestic policy (human rights).
1. Jan. 15th, 2004: The region of Eastern Europe.
Books: Joseph Held, The Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth
Century, Columbia Univ. Press, 1996; Robin Okey, Eastern Europe 1740 -
1985. Feudalism to Communism, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis 1986.
2. Jan. 20th, 2004: American Policy during WWII and the Origins
of the Cold War.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges. The United States and Eastern
Europe, New York Univ. Press 1991, p. 5 – 27; The Cambridge History
of American Foreign Relations, vol. IV Warren I. Cohen, America in the
Age of Soviet Power 1945 – 1991, pages 3 – 81.
3. Jan. 22th, 2004: Shaping of Foreign Policy. The Role of National
Security Council.
Books: Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United States Foreign Policy,
Harcourt Brace College Publishers 1993, pages. 72 – 84; Harold C.
Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office of the President. A Historical, Biographical,
and Bibliographical Guide, Greenwood Press 1997, p. 179 – 185. John
Prados, Keepers of the Keys. A History of the National Security Council
from Truman to Bush, William Morrow and Co., Inc. New York 1991, p. 29
– 56.
4. Jan 27th, 2004: Place of Eastern Europe in Truman Foreign
Policy.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges..., p. 27 – 49, 228
– 233, 244 – 246; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney,
Tweaking the Nose of the Russians: Fifty Years of American-Romanian Relations
1940 - 1990, East European Monographs, Boulder, Distributed by Columbia
University Press, New York 1991, p. 80 – 85. 93 – 100, 119
– 128.
5. Jan. 29th, 2004: D.D. Eisenhower Policy: Liberation Doctrine
and Eastern Europe.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…, p. 49 - 77 228 –
233; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of
the Russians…, p. 135 – 143, 157 – 166; Piotr S. Wandycz,
United States and Poland, Harvard University Press 1980, p. 331 –
348; The Cambridge History.., p. 81 – 128; Jerel A. Rosati, The
Politics of United States…, p. 84 – 87; Harold C. Relyea (ed.),
The Executive Office of the President …, p. 185 – 188; John
Prados, Keepers of the Keys.., p. 56 – 95.
6. Feb. 3th, 2004: 1956: Polish June and October, Hungarian Revolution.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…, p. 77 – 102,
246 – 247, Piotr S. Wandycz, United States and Poland, Harvard University
Press 1980, p. 348 – 371; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney,
Tweaking the Nose of the Russians.., p. 185 – 192.
7. Feb. 5th, 2004: J.F. Kennedy Policy. New Trends in the Policy
toward EE.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…,p. 103 – 110,
233 – 234; Piotr S. Wandycz, United States…, p. 373 –
390; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of
the Russians.., p. 207 – 213; Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United
States …, p. 87 – 90; The Cambridge History of American Foreign
Relations.…, p. 128 – 146; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The Executive
Office of the President…, p. 188 – 191; John Prados, Keepers
of the Keys. p. 97 – 135.
8. Feb 10th, 2004: Bridge-building policy of L.B. Johnson. Invasion
of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact in 1968.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges. .., p. 111 – 116, 247
– 251; Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United States…, p.
87 – 90; The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, p.
147 – 181; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office of the President
…, p. 191 – 194; John Prados, Keepers of the Keys.., p. 137
– 139, 148 – 155, 163 – 171; Piotr S. Wandycz, United
States and Poland, p. 373 – 390; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce
J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of the Russians:…, p. 249 –
257, 260 – 266.
9. Feb. 12th, 2004: Eastern Europe in Nixon’s “détente
policy”.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…, p. 116 – 123,
157 – 175, 234 – 235, 251 – 253; Piotr S. Wandycz, United
States and Poland, p. 390 – 423; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce
J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of the Russians …, p. 285 –
303, 350 – 352; The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations,
p.182 – 96; Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United States Foreign
Policy, p. 90 – 95; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office
of the President.., p. 194 – 197; John Prados, Keepers of the Keys.,
p. 261 – 301.
10. Feb. 17th, 2004: G. Ford Policy - Helsinki Conference and
Eastern Europe.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…,p. 123 – 124;
Piotr S. Wandycz, United States and Poland, p. 390 – 423; Joseph
F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of the Russians
…, p. 368 – 372, 381 – 387; The Cambridge History of
American Foreign Relations.., p. 196 – 207; Jerel A. Rosati, The
Politics of United States Foreign Policy, p. 90 – 95; Harold C.
Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office of the President., p. 197 – 199;
John Prados, Keepers of the Keys…, p. 354 – 378.
11. Feb. 19th. 2004: J. Carter Policy: New linkage in the policy
toward EE, Polish Crisis.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges..., p. 124 – 134, 175
– 180, 251 – 253, 254 – 259; Joseph F. Harrington and
Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of the Russians …, p. 415 –
429; Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United States Foreign Policy, p.
96 – 98; The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, p.
207 – 218; Arthur Rachwald, In Search of Poland. The Superpowers'
Response to Solidarity, 1980 - 1989, Hoover Institution Press 1990, p.
47 - 52; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office of the President…,
p. 199 – 203; John Prados, Keepers of the Keys.., p. 381 –
388, 444 – 445.
12. Feb. 24th 2004: R. Reagan Policy toward the SU and EE.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges.., p. 134 – 151; 180
– 197, 236 – 242, 259 – 261, 267 - 272 , 282 –
288; Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of
the Russians .., p. 481 – 484, 563 – 564; Arthur Rachwald,
In Search of Poland.., p. 52 - 92; The Cambridge History of American Foreign
Relations, p. 219 – 239; Jerel A. Rosati, The Politics of United
States Foreign Policy, p. 98 – 103; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The
Executive Office of the President.., p. 203 – 207; John Prados,
Keepers of the Keys.., p. 447 – 474. 476 – 478, 506 –
508, 538 – 547.
13. Feb. 28th 2004: G. Bush Policy toward transformation in EE.
Books: Bennett Kovrig, Of Walls and Bridges…,p. 151 – 157,
200 – 229, 280 – 281; The Cambridge History of American Foreign
Relations, p. 239 – 245; Harold C. Relyea (ed.), The Executive Office
of the President…, p. 207 – 212; John Prados, Keepers of the
Keys., p. 548 – 557.
14. March 2nd 2004: General Tendencies in American Policy towards
Eastern Europe.
Books: Joseph F. Harrington and Bruce J. Courtney, Tweaking the Nose of
the Russians, p. 605 – 615.
15. March 4th, 2004: Final Exam
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