Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is a brief presentation of the modern and contemporary European and World history from the Renaissance to the Cold War. The most important political, social and economic developments are examined, as well as the main ideological trends of the period.
The main themes of the presentation are:
Renaissance
The Age of Exploration
The Reformation
Commercial Revolution
Authoritarianism
Enlightenment
National Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
ideological Movements
First World War
Interwar Period
World War II
Cold War
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Edward Burns, Ευρωπαϊκή Ιστορία. Ο Δυτικός Πολιτισμός: Νεότεροι Χρόνοι, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2006
ALbert Lindemann, Ιστορία της Νεότερης Ευρώπης από το 1815 μέχρι σήμερα, Αθήνα, 2014