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Academic Year 2000/2001

Germany: Continuity and Discontinuity
HIST 217 SP
Crosslistings:
GERM 298

This course studies Germany from the founding, definition and growth of Bismarck's new German state; through the era of the world wars, marked by failed democracy, triumphal Nazism, and the Holocaust; to the consolidation of the West German democratic order in a divided country following the easing of the Cold War. The course provides material for evaluating the ongoing debates on the German question, the national character of the Germans, Germany's special path, and other theses about the distinctiveness (or otherwise) of this crucially important nation in the center of modern Europe.

MAJOR READINGS

Gordon Craig, GERMANY 1866-1945 Harold James, A GERMAN IDENTITY A. James McAdams, GERMANY DIVIDED: FROM THE WALL TO REUNIFICATION and other works

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three five-page papers and a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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