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Academic Year 2001/2002

Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
HIST 130 FA

This course studies the small peoples of Eastern Europe as they struggled to establish and maintain democratic political orders between the wars in the face of foreign threats, agitation by ethnic minorities, and strong movements toward dictatorship; as they were overrun by the Germans and the Russians between 1939 and 1945; and then as they struggled again toward democracy and independence. The course deals primarily with the Poles, the Czechs and Slovaks, the Hungarians, and the Yugoslav peoples including Serbs, Croats, and Muslims. Course materials include novels, contemporary writings and films as well as historical works.

MAJOR READINGS

Tadeusz Borowski, THIS WAY FOR THE GAS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Milovan Djilas, WARTIME
Vaclav Havel, LIVING IN TRUTH
Milan Kundera, THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING
Joseph Rothschild, EAST CENTRAL EUROPE BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Joseph Rothschild, RETURN TO DIVERSITY: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF EAST CENTRAL EUROPE SINCE WORLD WAR II

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A 1-2 page paper each week but with 5-6 page papers some weeks; and a term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Sophomores will be admitted during Drop/Add if places remain. Films are shown on Friday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Members of the class should keep this time free.

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: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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