This course explores the far-flung reaches of Europe; from the Balkans to the Baltic Sea; the Carpathians Mountains to the Caucasus. Beginning with the Revolutions of 1848; topics examined include the emergence of Czech and Ukrainian national identities; the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires during WWI; interwar right-wing authoritarianism in Poland and Hungary; partisan warfare in Yugoslavia during WWII; communist dictatorship in Romania; the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain; and integration of post-communist states into Western institutions like NATO and the EU. (GP)
HIST 388: Empire and Nation in Eastern Europe
Department
Degree Attributes
AU: Global Perspective,
CoB: Humanities,
SoAD: Humanities