Political History of Europe, 1789-1917, Part II
General data
Course ID: | 2900-MK1-DPE/L-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.3
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Course title: | Political History of Europe, 1789-1917, Part II |
Name in Polish: | Dzieje polityczne Europy, 1789-1917, cz.II |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of History |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Zajęcia ogólnouniwersyteckie na Wydziale Historii (zapisy dostępne w rejestracji żetonowej) General university courses General university courses in the humanities |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
2.00
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Short description: |
This lecture course will examine the political aspects of the history of Europe in the 19th century. The main political events will be presented against a background of social and cultural change. A special emphasis will be put on the transformation of the political culture. |
Full description: |
This lecture course will examine the political aspects of the history of Europe in the 19th century. The main political events will be presented against a background of social and political change. A special emphasis will be put on the transformation of the political culture. 1. Bismarck and the German Empire. 2. France: the III Republic and its internal problems. 3. The Habsburg Empire and its transformation. 4. The Russian Empire: modernization and conservatism. 5. Great Britain: internal problems. 6. Great Britain: empire building. 7. European colonialism. 8. Empires and nationalism. 9. Socialism as a political factor. 10. „Politics in a new key”. 11. The crisis of the Ottoman Empire. 12. Fin-de-siècle and the rivalry among great powers. 13. The First World War: the origins. 14. The First World War: the political and military aspects. 15. The end of the old order in Russia? |
Bibliography: |
H. Kissinger, Diplomacy, New York 1994 [parts]; P. Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflicts from 1500 to 2000, New York 1987 [parts]. |
Learning outcomes: |
Students should identify crucial events and processes in 19th-century Europe, analyse historical matters in cause-and-effect categories and in a comparative way. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Student attendance (80%), test exam passed. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16 |
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Tomasz Kizwalter | |
Group instructors: | Tomasz Kizwalter | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
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