INTRODUCTION TO MODERN HISTORY
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΝΕΟΤΕΡΩΝ ΧΡΟΝΩΝ / INTRODUCTION TO MODERN HISTORY |
| Code | ΙΝΧ101 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004690 |
| Academic Year | 2013 – 2014 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 280093487
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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/1/280093487
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the European History from the 15th to 20th century, from the Renaissance to the end of the Cold War.
-to identify continuities and discontinuities of the historical past
-critical aproach of complex historical issues
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week #1 Mapping the field. Europe and rest of the world. Define the term ‘Europe’
Week #2 The Renaissance
Week #3 Protestant and Catholic Reformation
Week #4 The Economic Revolution
Week #5 Absolutism
Week #6 European Enlightenment
Week #7 The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars
Week #8 The Industrial Revolution
Week #9 The ‘long’ 19th century. Ideological and political aspects
Week #10 Towards the First World War
Week #11 The Interwar period
Week #12 From the Second World War to the Cold War
Week #13 Preparation for the Exams
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
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| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
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Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
E.M. Burns, Ευρωπαϊκή Ιστορία. Ο δυτικός πολιτισμός: Νεότεροι χρόνοι, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006
Ιωάννης Σ. Κολιόπουλος, Νεώτερη ευρωπαϊκή ιστορία 1789-1945 : Από τη γαλλική επανάσταση μέχρι τον Β παγκόσμιο πόλεμο, Θεσσαλονίκη 2000
Serge Berstein, Pierre Milza, Ιστορία, της Ευρώπης. Η ευρωπαϊκή συμφωνία και η Ευρώπη των εθνών 1815-1919, Αθήνα, 1997
Ι. Δ. Ψαράς, Ιστορία της νεότερης Ευρώπης 1492-1815: Από την ανακάλυψη της Αμερικής ως το συνέδριο της Βιέννης, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2003
Additional bibliography for study
E. J. Hobsbawm, Η εποχή των Επαναστάσεων 1789-1848, μετάφραση Μαριέτα Οικονομοπούλου, Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 1992.
E. J. Hobsbawm, Η εποχή Του Κεφαλαίου 1848-1875, μετάφραση Δημοσθένης Κούρτοβικ, Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 1994.
Rogers Brubaker, "In the Name of the Nation: Reflections on Nationalism and Patriotism." Citizenship Studies 8/2 (2004): σσ. 115-127.
Rogers Brubaker, "The French Revolution and the Invention of Citizenship." French Politics and Society 7 (Summer 1989), σσ. 30-49.
James Joll, Η Ευρώπη 1870-1970, Θεσσαλονίκη: Βάνιας, 2006.
Last Update
09-01-2014
