Europe 1789-1917: Political History, part I 2900-MK1-DPE/Z-OG

This lecture course will examine the political aspects of the history of Europe in the 19th century. The main political events will be presented against a background of social and political change. A special emphasis will be put on the transformation of the political culture.

1. The origins of the French Revolution.
2. The French Revolution: a liberal project?
3. The French Revolution: utopia and terror.
4. The Napoleonic state.
5. The expansion of the French empire.
6. Prussia: the Stein-Hardenberg reforms.
7. The Congress of Vienna.
8. The Holy Allience: ideology and praxis.
9. Great Britain: European policies and empire-building.
10. The Russian Empire and dilemmas of modernization.
11. The Springtime of the People: France.
12. The Springtime of the People: the Habsburg Empire.
13. The Second Empire in France: political experiments.
14. The establishment of the Kingdom of Italy.
15. The establishment of the German Empire.

Type of course

general courses
elective courses

Course coordinators

Tomasz Kizwalter

Learning outcomes

Students should identify crucial events and processes in 19th-century Europe, analyse historical matters in cause-and-effect categories and in a comparative way.

Assessment criteria

Student attendance (80%), test exam passed.

Bibliography

H. Kissinger, Diplomacy, New York 1994 [parts];
P. Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflicts from 1500 to 2000, New York 1987 [parts].

Additional information

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