Бакалавриат
2021/2022
Политическая и экономическая история
Статус:
Курс обязательный
Направление:
41.03.06. Публичная политика и социальные науки
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
с онлайн-курсом
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Исэров Андрей Александрович
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course covers the modern period of global history, focusing on the rise of European powers and emergence of colonial empires. It looks at the evolution and development of Western political and economic institutions, changes of cultural landscape and complex interactions between the Western and non-Western civilizations, as well as international relations in Europe since the beginning of Reformation till outbreak of WWI.
Learning Objectives
- To understand the economic and social development European states in the inter-war period (1920-1930);
- Analyze the reasons and consequences of the Great Depression;
- Have a deep and comprehensive outlook of the ideological context of the social and political development of European and non-European societies (rise of Fascism and Militarism, spread of Communist ideas);
- To examine the preconditions and reasons of the WWII and policies of the Great Powers, which led to destruction of the post-WWI international order.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Be able to characterise the effects of the Opium War on China's independence;
- Be able to characterize international relations in Europe in the 18th century;
- Be able to determine the impact of reforms on the political development of Great Britain in the first half of the 19th century;
- Be able to determine the influence of the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution on the political life of England;
- Be able to determine the role of the French Revolution in the transformation of international relations in Europe;
- Be able to determine the role of the Westphalian Peace in international relations;
- Know international political consequences of the Franco-Prussian War;
- Know the causes and consequences of revolutionary movements in European countries in the middle of the XIX century;
- Know the causes and consequences of the Civil War in the United States;
- Know the characteristic features of international relations in Europe before WWI;
- Know the characteristic features of international relations in Europe in 1453-1648;
- Know the characteristic features of Reformation;
- Know the consequences of national liberation movements in the Balkans for international relations before WWI;
- Know the influence of the Russian Revolution in 1917 on WWI;
- Know the main directions of reforms in Great Britain in the first half of the 19th century;
- Know the reasons for the rise and fall of Empires;
- Know the reasons for the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Course Contents
- Age of Discovery
- Reformation, Monarchy and Catholicism
- English Civil War and Glorious Revolution
- International relations in Europe (1453-1648)
- Europe in XVIII century
- The French Revolution: preconditions and consequences
- Reforms and revolutions in XIX century
- Empires and nationalism in XIX century
- From Crimean War to Unification of Germany: decline of the Vienna order
- Territorial expansion and the Civil War in the United States
- Non-Western World: colonization and resistance of Asia
- World before the WWI: major contradictions and creation of military blocs
- World before the WWI: internal nationalism
- Russian revolution: preconditions and consequences
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 1st module0.2 * Final Exam + 0.2 * Seminar activity + 0.3 * Quizzes + 0.3 * Test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Kissinger, H. (2012). Diplomacy. London: Simon & Schuster UK. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1992748
- Weber, M. (1950). The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.C24FAF61
- Weber, M., & Kalberg, S. (2013). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Hoboken: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=606954
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- KADERCAN, B. (2012). Military Competition and the Emergence of Nationalism: Putting the Logic of Political Survival into Historical Context. International Studies Review, 14(3), 401–428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2012.01135.x