No need for the textbook. Helps to have a good TA. Lectures are pretty clear and easy to follow (though it does get a bit dull).

HARDEST class i have ever taken at UCSB. She is the worse professor and the midterm/final is extremely overwhelming. She expects us to know EVERYTHING!!! do NOT take a class with her!!

Worse professor Ive had at UCSB!! class is incredibly hard and she expects way to much for midterm and final. Her study guides are overwhelming. AVOID taking any class with her!

Worst class, professor, and I had the worst TA. DO NOT TAKE.

I have to write the comment as I'm heading to study for the final. The final is extremely hard and you have to literally spend all of deadweek on it or you must fail. She has a study guide which consists of everything she taught - so basically no use for us. DO NOT CHOOSE HER CLASS! I MEAN IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO STARTED HATING HISTORY AND GET AN F!

She could be one of the worst Professors I have ever met. A lot of primary documents to read(sometimes more than 20 pages, and you still have to read the textbook which is another 20 pages.) Papers are long, like 2000 words. MIDTERMS AND FINALS are unreasonably hard. espacially the final. she has the study guide for final but its useless.