History of Europe II (c. 1780 -1939)

Paper Code:

24CHIS 612

Credits:

Contact Hours:

90.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Course Objectives:

This paper offers a historical overview of the development of nationalities and nation-states in the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the various case studies discussed, the paper traces the buildup to a revolution in the disintegrating Russian empire. It also introduces students to the concept of imperialism. In this light, the paper discusses the varied historical writings on World War One and on the nature of developments during the inter-war period. It familiarises students with the intellectual and art movements that were linked to the changes in the socio-economic and political milieu of 19th and early 20th century Europe.

Course Outcomes:

Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CHIS 612

History of Europe II (c. 1780 -1939)

CO79- Critically analyse the types of Nationalisms and the remaking of states in the 19th and 20th centuries

CO80- Conceptualise the Crisis of Feudalism in Russia and Experiments in Socialism

CO81- Examine the key concepts of Imperialism, war and crisis in c. 1880-1939

CO82- Explain the origins and growth of Fascism and Nazism in Europe.

CO83- Evaluate the Cultural and intellectual developments since c.1850

CO84-Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

18.00

Unit I:

Varieties of Nationalisms and the remaking of states in the 19th and 20th centuries

[a] Intellectual currents, popular movements and the formation of national identities in Germany, Italy and the Balkans.

[b] Post-Unification: problems of state building in Germany and Italy

18.00

Unit II:

The Crisis of Feudalism in Russia and Experiments in Socialism:

[a] Emancipation of serfs.

[b] Russian Populism and Social Democracy.

[c] Revolutions of 1905; the Bolshcvik Revolution of 1917.

[d] Programme of Socialist Construction

18.00

Unit III:

Imperialism, war and crisis, c. 1880-1939

[a] Theories and mechanisms of Imperialism

[b] War of 1914-18: Historiographical debates; developments leading to the War; power blocs and Alliances

[c] Economic Crisis: The Great Depression

18.00

Unit IV:

Fascism and Nazism

[a] Origins and forms

[b] Nature of the fascist state, Domestic and Foreign Policies

[c] Origin of II world War

18.00

Unit V:

Cultural and intellectual developments since c.1850

[a] Changing Contexts: Creation of a new public sphere, print culture, mass education

[b] Creation of new cultural forms: romanticism to abstract art

[c]Major intellectual trends: Institutionalization of disciplines: history, anthropology, psychology

[d] Culture and the making ideologies: Race and Gender, Imperialism and Orientalism

Essential Readings:

ESSENTIAL READINGS

Davies, N., Europe: A History. New York: Harper Perennial, 1998.
Deshpande, A., M. Jha and P. Chawla, eds. Bisvi Shatabdi Mein Vishwa Itihaas ke Pramukh Mudde. Delhi: Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation, 2013.
Hobsbawm, E.J. Age of Empire. London: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1987; Abacus 2003.
Hobsbawm, E.J., Age of Extremes. New York: Vintage Books, 1996.
Joll, J., Europe since 1870: An International History. London: Penguin, 1970.
Merriman, J., History of Modern Europe, volume 2: From the French Revolution to the Present. New York: WW Norton and Company 2004.
Vijay, D., M. Bharadwaj and V. Chaudhari. Adhunik Europe ka Itihas: Avam Evam Dishaen. Delhi: Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation 2010; 2014.

References:

SUGGESTED READINGS

Acton, E, V. Cherniaev and W. Rosenberg, eds.Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution1914-1921. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997; London: Bloombury Academic, 2001.
Beales, D. and E. F. Biagini, The Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy. London: Routledge, 2002.
Blackbourn, D. The Long Nineteenth Century: History of Germany 1780-1918. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1998.
Blum, J.Lord and Peasant in Russia: from the Ninth to Nineteenth Century. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961.
Davis, J.A., ed. Gramsci and Italy’s Passive Revolution. London: Croom Helm, 1979.
Eley, G.From Unification to Nazism: reinterpreting Germany’s Past. London: Allen and Unwin, 1986.
Ferro, M.The Bolshevik Revolution: A Social History of the Russian Revolution. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985.
Figes, O.A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924. London: Pimlico 1997.
Henig, Ruth.The Origins of the First World War. London: Routledge, 1989.
Hobsbawm, E.J.Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Kemp, T.Theories of Imperialism. London: Dobson Books, 1967.
Kershaw, Ian.The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation. London: Hodder Arnold, 2000.49
Kramer L. and S. Maza, eds. A Companion to Western Historical Thought. Oxford:Blackwell, 2002.
Martel, G. A Companion to Europe. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006.
Mazower, M.The Balkans: A Short History. New York: Random House, 2000.
McDonough, F.The Origins of the First and Second World Wars. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Perry, M.An Intellectual History of Modern Europe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Riall, L.The Italian Risorgimento: State Society and Unification. London: Routledge, 1994.
Thurlow, R. C. Fascism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Wade, R. A.Revolutionary Russia: New Approaches, Rewriting Histories. London and New York: Routledge, 2004.
Winders, J. A. European Culture since 1848: From Modern to Postmodern and Beyond. New York: Palgrave, 2001