17.42 Causes & Prevention of War
Spring 2015
Instructor: Stephen W Van Evera
TAs: Fiona Cunningham, Marika Landau-Wells, Ketian Zhang
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-370)
Announcements
Short Answer Questions on the Final
Dear Students,During the review session some of you asked how many short answer questions you will be required to answer on the final exam. You will be given nine (9) questions and will be required to answer six (6) of them.
Good Luck!
Announced on 18 May 2015 9:41 a.m. by Fiona Cunningham
Review Session
We will hold an optional review session tomorrow from 11:30 to
12:30 in our usual lecture room (4-370)
Announced on 14 May 2015 2:08 p.m. by Marika Landau-Wells
Final Readings
Although we will not have a recitation to review them, you
will be responsible for readings on the Peloponnesian War
(Thucydides) and The Future of War (Kaysen, Ziegler, Robbins,
Huntington, Bush, Knight) for the final exam.
Announced on 09 May 2015 11:57 a.m. by Marika Landau-Wells
Readings for Week 13 (final recitation)
Please come to recitation prepared to discuss the readings
related to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the 2003 US-Iraq War: Van
Evera, Humphreys, Shlaim, al-Mughrabi, Shavit, Bumiller,
Stoessinger, and Woods et al.
Announced on 03 May 2015 4:11 p.m. by Marika Landau-Wells
Readings for Week 12
Please come to recitation prepared to discuss the reading on
the Cold War (Paterson, Clifford and Hagan). This reading is
short (~50 pages) so you should be able to focus on paper drafts
(due next Thursday, April 30).
Announced on 24 April 2015 12:19 p.m. by Marika Landau-Wells
