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Germany: Continuity and Discontinuity
HIST217 SP

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 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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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