ECONOMIC HISTORY

ECON226

Course Code: ECON226
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Ahmet Arif Eren

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Evaluate background of economic theories
Gain historical perspective
Understand the logic of the basic concepts of economics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

EKON205,EKON207,EKON214,EKON216

Course Description

The main aim of this course is to give students a wide vision to analyse the development process from slavery society to capitalist society in the context of the western European social history perspective.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Basic Concepts in Economic History
2^nd Week	Methodological Issues in Economic History Research
3^rd Week	Methodological Issues in Economic History Research
4^th Week	Slave Society in Antiquity
5^th Week	Feudal Society
6^th Week	Trade and Production in the Mediterranean Basin
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	The Mercantilist Era
9^th Week	Agricultural Capitalism, Primitive Accumulation
10^th Week	The Industrial Revolution, Capital Accumulation
11^th Week	Capitalism and Imperialism
12^th Week	Economic Crises and Depressions in the 20th Century
13^th Week	Economic Crises and Depressions in the 20th Century
14^th Week	General Evaluation of Economic History

Recommended or Required Reading

G.E.M de Ste. Croix, Antik Yunan Dünyasında Sınıf Mücadelesi, Yordam Kitap, 2014.
Marc Bloch, Feodal Toplum, Doğu Batı Yayınları, 2005.
Maurice Dobb, Kapitalizmin Gelişmesi Üzerine İncelemeler (çev. F. Akar), İstanbul: Belge Yayınları, 1992.
Fernand Braudel, Maddi Uygarlık Ekonomi ve Kapitalizm XV.-XVIII.Yüzyıllar, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, 2004.
Edward Palmer Thompson, İngiliz İşçi Sınıfının Oluşumu (çev. Uygur Kocabaşoğlu), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2007.
Eric J.Hobsbawm. Devrim çağı: 1789-1848, (çev. Jülide Ergüder ve Alaeddin Şenel), Ankara: V yayınları, 1989. ? Eric J. Hobsbawm, Sermaye Çağı 1848-1875, (çev. Bahadır Sina Şener), İstanbul : Dost kitabevi yayınları , 2003.
Eric J. Hobsbawm, İmparatorluk Çağı 1875-1914 (çev. Vedat Aslan), Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, 2003.
Ernest Mandel, "Kapitalizmin Tarihinde `Uzun Dalgalar`", Dünya Kapitalizminin Bunalımı (derleyenler Nail Satılgan ve Sungur Savran), Alan Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1988.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			141
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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