Schedule of Topics
January
17 Europe and its "Bloodlands." The Foundations of Post War Order. M: 182-211; Hitchcock: 1-18, Hosking: 261-295.
19 Wartime Diplomacy. Hitchcock: 18-26; M: 212 -245.
24 The Division of Europe. Hitchcock: 26-39; M: 212-249.
26 Britain and The Empire. Hitchcock 40-68.
31 France, Italy and West Germany. I Hitchcock: 69-97
February
2 France, Italy and West Germany. II Hitchcock: 69-97.
7 Authoritarianism in Southern Europe: Spain Portugal and Greece. Hitchcock: 269-272; 277-278; 281-285.
9 The Soviet Union and the "Popular Democracies." I. Hitchcock: 98-125; Hosking 205-226, 296-325; M: 250-285.
14 The Soviet Union and the "Popular Democracies" II. Hitchcock: 98-125; Hosking 205-226; 296-325; M: 250-285.
16 European cooperation. The First Steps. Hitchcock: 147-161.
21 Recovery and Growth in Western Europe. Hitchcock: 131-147; Kaelbe:37-48; 62-86; M: 292-298.
23 Social Transformation in Western Europe. Kaelbe: 87-108; 154-177; 252-270.
28 Culture and intellectual life in Western and Eastern Europe. Milosz: The Captive Mind.
March
2 Midterm Examination
3 The Political Balance in Western Europe. The end of European Empires. Hitchcock 163-192; M: 286-292.
7 The two Blocs after Stalin's Death, the Cold War goes on...
9 The Soviet Union and the Popular Democracies after Stalin. Hitchcock: 193-220; Hoskings: 326-362.
14 Western Europe from the 1960's to the 1970's. Hitchcock: 221-268.
16 From 1968 to the 1970's: Social Movements and Conflict in Western Europe. Kaelble: 224-240.
21 The Eastern Bloc to 1980. Hitchcock: 288-310, Hosking: 363-445.
23 Democratization in Spain, Portugal and Greece. Hitchcock 269-287.
28 Crisis and recovery in Western Europe. M: 327-340.
30 A new model of capitalism for the 1980's? Thatcherism. Hitchcock: 311-341.
April
11 The Soviet Union between Stagnation and Reforms: from Brezhnev to Gorbachev Hitchcock: 347-358; M: 361-380; Hosking: 445-501
13 The Eastern European Revolutions and the end of the Soviet Union. Hitchcock: 359-379; M: 380-388; Hosking: 445-501.
18 The Breakdown of Yugoslavia. Hitchcok: 380-409.
20 The political and social balance in Western Europe: stability, immigration, religion and difference. Hitchcock: 410-434; M: 389-403; Kaelbe: 87-108; 178-198.
27 What is in store for the European Union? Hitchcock: 435-464.