Schedule of Topics
January
21 Introduction. Europe and its "Bloodlands." The Foundations of Post War Order. M: 182-211; Hitchcock: 1-18, Hosking: 261-295.
23 Wartime Diplomacy. Hitchcock: 18-26; M: 212 -245.
28 The Division of Europe. Hitchcock: 26-39; M: 212-249.
30 Britain and The Empire. Hitchcock 40-68.
February
4 France, Italy and West Germany. I Hitchcock: 69-97
6 France, Italy and West Germany. II Hitchcock: 69-97.
11 Authoritarianism in Southern Europe: Spain Portugal and Greece. Hitchcock: 269-272; 277-278; 281-285.
13 The Soviet Union and the "Popular Democracies." I. Hitchcock: 98-125; Hosking 205-226, 296-325; M: 250-285.
18 The Soviet Union and the "Popular Democracies" II. Hitchcock: 98-125; Hosking 205-226; 296-325; M: 250-285.
20 European cooperation. The First Steps. Hitchcock: 147-161.
25 Recovery and Growth in Western Europe. Hitchcock: 131-147; M: 292-298.
27 Social Transformation of Western Europe.
March
3 Culture and intellectual life in Western and Eastern Europe. Milosz: The Captive Mind.
5 Midterm Examination
17 The Political Balance in Western Europe. The end of European Empires. Hitchcock 163-192; M: 286-292.
19 The two Blocs after Stalin's Death, the Cold War goes on...
24 The Soviet Union and the Popular Democracies after Stalin. Hitchcock: 193-220; Hoskings: 326-362.
26 Western Europe from the 1960's to the 1970's. Hitchcock: 221-268.
31 From 1968 to the 1970's: Social Movements and Conflict in Western Europe.
April
2 The Eastern Bloc to 1980. Hitchcock: 288-310, Hosking: 363-445.
7 Democratization in Spain, Portugal and Greece. Hitchcock 269-287.
9 Crisis and recovery in Western Europe. M: 327-340.
14 A new model of capitalism for the 1980's? Thatcherism. Hitchcock: 311-341.
16 The Soviet Union between Stagnation and Reforms: from Brezhnev to Gorbachev Hitchcock: 347-358; M: 361-380; Hosking: 445-501
21 The Eastern European Revolutions and the end of the Soviet Union. Hitchcock: 359-379; M: 380-388; Hosking: 445-501.
23 The Breakdown of Yugoslavia. Hitchcok: 380-409.
28 The political and social balance in Western Europe: stability, immigration, religion and difference. Hitchcock: 410-434; M: 389-403.
30 What is in store for the European Union? Hitchcock: 435-474.