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HIST130
Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
HIST130 FA
Not Currently Offered
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: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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