SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE FROM THE OTTOMAN CONQUEST UNTIL WORLD WAR I (1354-1918)

Course Information
TitleΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΧΕΡΣΟΝΗΣΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΜΟΥ Ι: Η ΝΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΗ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΟΘΩΜΑΝΙΚΗ ΚΑΤΑΚΤΗΣΗ ΕΩΣ ΤΟΝ Α΄ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟ ΠΟΛΕΜΟ / SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE FROM THE OTTOMAN CONQUEST UNTIL WORLD WAR I (1354-1918)
CodeΙΧΑ602
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280004815

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600131409
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
-critical approach of the historical issues -identify similarities and diferrencies in their ideological background, in their political and social life -understand the different interpretations of the historical past by the different balkan nations
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The aim of the course is to highlight the major political, social and economic changes in the Balkans after the Ottoman conquest till the end of the First World War. Week #1 Mapping the field. Define the term ‘Balkans’. Orientalism. Week #2 The ottoman conquest Week #3 Social institutions. The role of the economy Week #4 Balkan Enlightenment Week #5 The formation of the Balkan nation states. Part I. Greece and Servia Week #6 The formation of the Balkan nation states. Part II. Romania. Montenegro, Bulgaria Albania Week #7 Political Institutions: The role of the Parliament – The Monarchy Week #8 Political Institutions: The role of the army Week #9 The Great Ideas of the Balkan nations Week #10 The Eastern Question and the role of the Great Powers Week #11 Balkan Wars (1912-1913) Week #12 The First World War Week #13 Preparation for the Exams
Keywords
Southeastern Europe, Modern History
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Description
Lectures.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.3
Reading Assigment602
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities30.1
Written assigments782.6
Total1806
Student Assessment
Description
Written Exams.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σπυρίδων Σφέτας, Εισαγωγή στη Βαλκανική Ιστορία, τόμ.Α΄, Από την Οθωμανική κατάκτηση των Βαλκανίων μέχρι τον Πρώτο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο (1354-1918), εκδόσεις Βάνιας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2009 Stevan Pavlowitch, A History of the Balkans 1804-1945 (Λονδίνο & Νέα Υόρκη, 1999) Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, τόμ.2 (Cambridge University Press, 1999, ανατύπωση) Barbara Jelavich, Ιστορία των Βαλκανίων Ι. 18ος-19ος αιώνας (μτφρ. Χριστίνα Δεληστάθη, Σταυρούλα Γιαννοπούλου, επιμ΄έκδοσης Βάσος Τσοκόπουλος) Αθήνα 2006. ΙΧΑ 602. 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. Stevan Pavlowitch, A History of the Balkans 1804-1945 (Λονδίνο & Νέα Υόρκη, 1999) Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, τόμ.2 (Cambridge University Press, 1999, reprint)
Last Update
07-07-2015