HSY1080

Contemporary Europe: East and West

(ART)

David Garrioch and others

6 points + 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: EUR1020, HSY1920

Synopsis: Reactions to war, occupation, and the Holocaust.Postwar reconstruction of Europe. Political and economic structures of capitalist and communist Europe, the experience of growing up in postwar Europe, East and West, the creation of the European Communities, the effects of destalinisation, and the rise of popular protest movements such as the student and feminist movements. The collapse of communism and its implications for contemporary Europe.

Assessment: Tutorial report (600 words): 10% + Two essays (1200 words each): 55% + Two document tests (total 1.5 hours): 30% + Class preparation: 5%