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Europe 1789-1917: Political History, part I

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Course ID: 2900-MK1-DPE/Z-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 08.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Europe 1789-1917: Political History, part I
Name in Polish: Dzieje polityczne Europy, 1789-1917, cz. I
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 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

elective courses
general 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. The origins of the French Revolution.

2. The French Revolution: a liberal project?

3. The French Revolution: utopia and terror.

4. The Napoleonic state.

5. The expansion of the French empire.

6. Prussia: the Stein-Hardenberg reforms.

7. The Congress of Vienna.

8. The Holy Allience: ideology and praxis.

9. Great Britain: European policies and empire-building.

10. The Russian Empire and dilemmas of modernization.

11. The Springtime of the People: France.

12. The Springtime of the People: the Habsburg Empire.

13. The Second Empire in France: political experiments.

14. The establishment of the Kingdom of Italy.

15. The establishment of the German Empire.

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 "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Tomasz Kizwalter
Group instructors: Tomasz Kizwalter
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