HIST217

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HIST217

Germany: Continuity and Discontinuity HIST217 SP

Not Currently Offered

This course studies Germany from the 1840s to the 1970s, that is, from the turbulent confrontations of romantic liberalism and nationalism with the Old Regime; through the founding, definition and growth of the new German state; through the era of the World Wars, marked by failed democracy, triumphal Nazism, and the Holocaust; 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 on-going 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: Discussion Lecture

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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