070258 KU Practice of Scientific Communication (2009W)

Commodity Chains

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 21.09.2009 09:00 to Th 01.10.2009 23:59
Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2009 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Peer Vries

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 15.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 22.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 29.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 05.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 12.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 19.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 26.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 03.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 10.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 17.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 07.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 14.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 21.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Thursday 28.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
Friday 29.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Fierce debates have been waged by economic historians during the last
decades on the question when economic globalisation began. For the early
modern period that will be dealt with in this class, the debate has
often been waged in terms of market integration, price convergence or the
amounts of goods and or money involved. The focus in this class will be
different.
After a brief introduction in those general debates and the relevant
general literature to acquire the necessary background knowledge, we will try and chart the concrete history of various important global commodities,
looking at changes in the way in which - and in the places where - they were
produced, distributed and consumed because of the emergence of
intercontinental economic connections and exchanges. The following
products will be discussed: the so-called food drugs sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa plus tobacco; the 'real' drug opium; spices as the first global 'commodity' in the early modern era and bullion, as the most important one.

Goal: to learn how to read, write, talk and debate in clear English at
an academic level

Assessment and permitted materials

Grading is on the basis of the quality of: participation in class,
presentations and comments and of the final paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Alle Master Studien, Aufbaumodul Geschichtswissenschaftliches Denken und Arbeiten (6ECTS); Diplomstudium: S3; Lehramt alt: LA-S3; MA MATILDA

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