Economic and Social History in the Early Modern Period

Code:

HISTO043

Acronym:

HESEMO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in History

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	6	GEOGR - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
HISTO	81	HISTO - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	1	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims: The main aim is to guide students to construct knowledge on the understanding and interpretation of historical literature. Questions such as when, where, why and in what circumstances will be raised constantly. This exercise will have to be repeated several times in order to “forge” the research, in-class and outside the classroom. Thus, two addition objectives exist: in-class research, and research outside the classroom, in a library (and if possibly at one historical archive).

Learning outcomes and competences

Efforts will be made to ensure that the student develops the following skills:
. acquire a language, strictly scientific and related terminology;
. develop skills in the critical analysis of information to support the historiographical discourse;
. analyse history beyond limited chronological milestones, formulating and questioning an overview of many events, distinguishing between the essential and the ancillary;
. research and know the main characteristics of society in the Ancien Regime in order to interpret its structure and internal dynamics, assessing the contexts structuring the society and economics of modern times; . dominate the interpretation of historical sources which can contribute to clarify the themes proposed, justifying the existing historiographical concepts;
. increase those skills in extra-class research in order to apply in any other professional situation, such as : teaching, work in archives, libraries or museums, in individual or group projects.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

1. Human Networks - looking for "the other" in a global framework under construction.
2. Resources, on land and at sea - exchange and discovery: opportunities and constraints.
3. Transform nature - rural work and urban work: organizational frameworks.
4. Of wealth and poverty: overcoming heredity - accumulate and distribute.

Mandatory literature

ELIAS, Robert ; A sociedade de Corte, Estampa, 1987
VRIES, Jan de ; A economia da Europa numa época de crise, D.Quixote, 1983
BRAUDEL, Fernand ; Civilização Material, Economia e Capitalismo, D.Quixote, 1979, 1990
WALLERSTEIN, Immanuel ; O sistema mundial moderno, vol. I e vol. II, Afrontamento, 1990, 1994
CIPOLLA, Carlo M; História Económica da Europa Pré-Industrial, ed. 70, 1984 [1974]
J. R. Mcneill and W.H. McNeill.; The Human Web: a Bird’s – Eye View of World History. , New York Norton, 2003
Jutte Robert; Poverty and deviance in early modern Europe. ISBN: 0-521-42322-8
Landes David S.; A^riqueza e a pobreza das nações. ISBN: 972-662-804-0

Complementary Bibliography

McNeill J. R.; The^mountains of the mediterranean world. ISBN: 0-521-33248-6
Worster Donald; Nature.s economy. ISBN: 0-521-46834-5
Mathias Peter 340; The first industrial revolutions. ISBN: 0-631-16039-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Methodology: Theory-practical classes Students are required to present theme-related problems and seek answers in the proper educational supports, such as tables, graphs, printed documents, so that they may substantiate their hypotheses, and understand historiographical as syntheses. Consequently, for each theme, we propose a series of activities focused on the analysis and interpretation of practical situations. Tutorials will complement this methodology

keywords

Humanities > History > Economic history
Social sciences
Humanities > History > Social history
Humanities > History > Modern history

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	94,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	7,00
Trabalho de investigação	0,00
Trabalho laboratorial	7,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable for teams upper 30 students

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed assessment.
Students are required to prepare small literature state. The research work obey to a previously guide.. The assessment of knowledge will take place throughout the semester, but dates will be set aside for a " evaluation of knowledge”. Assignment work is 50% of final assessment. Final exam: 50%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Evaluation Regulation

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations