HIST 4522

Geopolitics of Europe's East: 1700-Present

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Two places have dominated the headlines over the past year: Ukraine and Syria/Iraq. Both have deep roots in the history of the Ottoman Empire's slow diminution and Russia's expansion starting in the 18th century. This course will examine different perspectives on a period when Eastern and Southeastern Europe were at the center of a contest between competing empires and emerging nation-states. Readings will be mostly primary sources by Russian, Polish, Turkish, Greek, Ukrainian, Arab, Bulgarian, German and other authors. Themes will include the emergence of pan-Slavism and pan-Turanism, federative schemes, how ideologies such as fascism and communism influenced interstate relations, and the cultural progeny (literature, art, music, etc.) of visions for a future regional order.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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