Postgraduate Course: Revolutions in Twentieth Century Europe (PGHC11401)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to offer students a new perspective on the major political, social, and cultural revolutions in Europe during the twentieth century by examining them from a broadly comparative perspective. The course therefore seeks to explore the relationships between the experiences, representations and memories of revolution, and the shaping of political, social, religious, cultural, gender and other identities in Europe.
It is hoped that this course, along with its sister course 'Civil Wars in Twentieth Century Europe' will be a useful addition to the Contemporary History MSc programme, and expand the offerings on modern European History, with the end of the taught MSc 'The Second World War in Europe'. |
| Course description |
The range of topics covered may include:
1. Introduction (DK)
2. 1905 Revolution(s) (DK)
3. The European Revolution, 1914-1919 (DK)
4. Russian Revolution(s) (IL)
5. The Comintern 1919-1943 (JR)
6. The Asturian Revolution of 1934 (JR)
7. Stalin's Revolution (IL)
8. Poland & Hungary 1956 (NK)
9. The 1960s (EC)
10. The immigration revolution in Western Europe (EC)
11. The Fall of Communism, 1989-1991 (NK)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 3,000-3,500 words. Due to the fact that this is a team-taught course there will be no formal oral assessment. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:-
- demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the most important issues and themes connected to the major European revolutions during the twentieth century;
- independently identify and pursue research topics surrounding the main themes of the course;
- exhibit an understanding for different conceptual approaches to the study of history;
- analyse and contextualize primary source material;
- arrive at independent, well-argued, well-documented and properly referenced conclusions in their coursework essay;
- demonstrate their skills in group discussion and oral presentations;
- demonstrate their written skills, their analytical and theoretical skills in coursework;
- prepare and present their work in seminars and workshops.
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Reading List
General Surveys of Europe in the Twentieth Century:
M. Fulbrook (ed.), Europe Since 1945 (2000)
E. Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century (1994)
H. James, Europe Reborn: A History, 1914-2000 (2003)
J. Jackson (ed.), Europe, 1900-1945 (2002)
P. Johnson, Modern Times: A History of the World From the 1920s to the Present (1999)
J. Joll, Europe Since 1870: An International History (1987)
T. Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (2007)
G. Lichtheim, Europe in the Twentieth Century (1972)
M. Mazower, Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century (2000)
R. Vinen, A History in Fragments: Europe in the Twentieth Century (2000)
B. Wasserstein, Barbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in Our Time (2007)
Works on Revolution/Change in Europe:
C. Brinton, The Anatomy of Revolution (1965)
J. De Fronzo, Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements (1996)
R. Dir, 'The Varieties of Revolution', Comparative Politics, Vol. 15 (1983), pp. 281-293
M. Donald & T. Rees (eds.), Reinterpreting Revolution in Twentieth-Century Europe (2000)
J. Dunn, Modern Revolutions: An Introduction to the Analysis of a Political Phenomenon (1989)
P. Frank, Revolution and Counterrevolution in Europe from 1918 to 1968 (2010)
J. Goldstone et al. (eds.), Revolutions of the Late Twentieth Century (1991)
J. Goldstone (ed.), Revolutions: Theoretical, Comparative and Historical Studies (1996)
A. Groth (ed.), Revolution and Revolutionary Change (1996)
T. Gurr, Why Men Rebel (1970)
F. Halliday, Revolution and World Politics: the Rise and Fall of the Sixth Great Power (1999)
E. Hermassi, 'Toward a Comparative Study of Revolution', Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 18 (1976), pp. 211-235
M. Katz, Revolutions and Revolutionary Waves (1997)
K. Kumar, Revolution: The Theory and Practice of a European Idea (1971)
K. Kumar, 'Twentieth Century Revolutions in Historical Perspective', in K. Kumar (ed.), The Rise of Modern Society: Aspects of the Social and Political Development of the West (1988), pp. 177-183
B. Moore, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (1966)
R. Porter & M. Teich (eds.), Revolution in History (1986), esp. chapter by Hobsbawm on 'Revolution'
T. Skocpol, States and Social Revolution (1979)
T. Skocpol et al. (eds.), Democracy, Revolution and History (1998)
C. Tilly, European Revolutions, 1492-1992 (1995)
A. Timm & J. Sanborn (eds.), Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe: A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day (2007)
A. Todd, Revolutions, 1789-1917 (1998)
Indicative Selection of Works on various Seminar topics:
A. Ascher, The Revolution of 1905: Russia in Disarray (1988)
C. Caldwell, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West (2009)
T. Garton Ash, We, the People: the Revolution of '89 (1990)
I. Kershaw, The Third Reich: "Social Reaction" or "Social Revolution"? in I. Kershaw, The Nazi Dictatorship (1999)
D. Mason, Revolution and Transition in East-Central Europe (1995)
K. McDermott & J. Agnew, The Comintern: International Communism From Lenin to Stalin (1996)
K. McDermott & M. Stibbe (eds.), Revolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe: Challenges to Communist Rule (2006)
M. Perrie, 'The Russian Peasant Movement of 1905-07: its Social Composition and Revolutionary Significance', in B. Eklof & S. Frank (eds.), The World of the Russian Peasant: Post-Emancipation Culture and Society (1990), pp. 193-218
T. Rees & A Thorpe (eds.), International Communism and the Communist International, 1919-1943 (1998)
T. Saunders, 'Nazism and Social Revolution', in G. Martel (ed.), Modern Germany Reconsidered, 1870-1945 (1992)
Robert Service, Society and Politics in the Russian Revolution (1992)
R. Tucker (ed.), Stalinism: Essays in Interpretation (1977)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Communicating ideas and arguments effectively
- Employing various rhetorical strategies for justifying arguments
- Contextualising various complex historical phenomenon
- Critical thinking and problem solving |
| Keywords | Revs 20thC Euro |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr David Kaufman
Tel: (0131 6)51 3857
Email: D.Kaufman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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