SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (1918-1989)
| Title | ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΧΕΡΣΟΝΗΣΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΜΟΥ ΙΙ: Η ΝΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΗ ΣΤΟΝ 20ό ΑΙΩΝΑ (1918-1989) / SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (1918-1989) |
| Code | ΙΧΑ601 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004572 |
| Academic Year | 2013 – 2014 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 280093378
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/280093378
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΙΝΧ101 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN HISTORY
General Prerequisites
The attendance of IXA 602/IXA 101 is necessary.
Learning Outcomes
The students understand the importance of the Balkan History for the European History They understand better Greece's national questions as the latters have interbalkan dimensions. They complete their knowledge of the history of Greece's neighbours and of the interbalkan relations.
General Competences
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. The Balkans between the Wars.The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918- 1929).
2. The dictatorship of Alexander Karadjoedjevic (1929) and the ideology of Yugoslavism. Yugoslavia under the Regency of Paul Karadjordjevic (1934-1941). The Communist Party of Yugoslavia and its thesis on the national issue.
3. Bulgaria between the Wars. From Ferdinand's peronal rule to Stamboliski's agrarian dictatorship (1920- 9 June 1923). The rule of Democratic Alliance ( 9 June 1923- June 1931). The People's Bloc Rule (1931-1934). The military regime of 19th May 1934. The personal rule of King Boris and Bulgarian's accession to Axis Powers (1935-1941).
4. Albania between the Wars. The bumpy road to statehood. The years of political turmoils (1920-1924). Ahmed Zogu on the power as President of Republic (1925- September 1928). The Italian factor. The Kingdom of Albania under Zog and the Italian annexation (September 1928- April 1939).
5.Romania between the Wars. The period of relative quiet in the 20s. Romania under King Charles II. (June 1930-September 1940). Antonesescu's dictarorship . Romania's accession to Axis Powers and its participation in the Barbarosa Operation (September 1940- June 1941).
6.The Balkans in the maelstrom of the Second World War (1940-1945). a.Yugoslavia: Yugoslavia's carving-up and the chetnik's resistance under Drazha Mihailovic. The resistance under Tito. The victory of the partisans under Tito. The Yugoslav federation. b. Albania: Albania in Italian und German tutelage. Resistance, civil war and victory of the Communists under Enver Hoxha.
7.The Balkans in the maelstrom of the Second World War (1950-1945). c. Bulgaria: Bulgaria as Axis's satellite. The rise of the Comminists to power. d. Romania: Romania as Germany's anti-Soviet ally. The rise of the Communists to power.
8. Tito's hegemonism in the Balkans (Triest, Macedonian question, Albania).
9. The Cold War and the Balkans in general (1945-1989).
10. The communist Yugoslavia. Tito's breach with Stalin. The Yugoslav road to self-managed Socialism and non-alligned foreign policy. The national question and the disintegration of the country (1980-1991)
11.The communist Bulgaria as Soviet satellite. The Macedonian issue. the muslim minority and the notion of the united Bulgarian socialist nation. The decrease of Soviet financial aid, the economic slump and the downfall of the communist regime (1989).
12. The communist Romania. The odd Romanian national communism and Romania's semi-independent foreign policy towards Moscow. The foreign debt, the austerity's measures and the downfall of the regime (1989).
13. The communist Albania. From Yugoslavia's clamp (1944-1948) to the Albanian- Soviet friendship(1949-1961) and rupture (1960-1962). The Albanian- Chinese love-affair and Albania's Cultural Revolution. From the Albanian- Chinese rupture to Albania's ''spendind isolation'' (1978-1990). The downfall of the regime.
Keywords
Southeastern Europe, Modern History, Interwar-period, Second Wold War, Cold War, communism.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
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Student Assessment
Description
The most important point is the critical ability of the students.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σπυρίδων Σφέτας, Εισαγωγή στη Βαλκανική Ιστορία. Τόμος Β. Από τον Μεσοπόλεμο στη λήξη του Ψυχρού Πολέμου (1919-1989), Θεσσαλονίκη 2011.
Barbara Jelavich, Ιστορία των Βαλκανίων. ΙΙ. 20ός αιώνας(μτφρ Χριστίνα Δεληστάθη, Σταυρούλα Γιαννοπούλου, επιμ. έκδοσης, Βάσος Τσοκόπουλος) Αθήνα 2006
Additional bibliography for study
Goldworthy, Vesna, Ruritania. Ανακαλύπτοντας τα Βαλκάνια (μτφρ.Ειρήνη Μητούση-Μαρία Ξάνθου, επιστημονικός συνεργάτης Σπυρίδων Σφέτας), Θεσσαλονίκη 2004.
Pawlovitch. K. Steven, Ιστορία των Βαλκανίων (1804-1945, μετφρ. Λουκής Χασιώτης, επιμ. Κώστας Σκορδύλης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004.
Stavrianos L.S, Τα Βαλκάνια από το 1453 και μετά (μτφρ Ελένη Δελιβάνη. Ιστορική επιμέλεια Βασίλειος Κ. Γούναρης
Todorova Maria, Bαλκάνια. Η δυτική φαντασίωση (μτφρ Ιουλία Κολοβού, πρόλογος –επιμέλεια Πασχάλης Κητρομηλιδης), Θεσσαλονίκη 2009.
Κοππά Μαρινέλα, Η συγκρότηση των κρατών στα Βαλκάνια(19ος αιώνας). Τρεις και μία περιπέτειες , Αθήνα 202.
Μαλιγκούδη-Κατσόβσκα Γιάννα, Οι Σλάβοι των Βαλκανίων. Εισαγωγή στην ιστορία και τον πολιτισμό τους, Αθήνα 2004.
Νυσταζοπούλου-Πελεκιδου Μαρία, Οι Βαλκανικοί λαοί. Από την τουρκική κατάκτηση στην εθνική αποκατάσταση (14ος-19ος αιώνας), Θεσσαλονίκη 2000.
Last Update
09-01-2014
