5536 Modern German History: 1890-1990 (3)
This course traces history of Central Europe from the fall of Bismarck to the
reunification of Germany one century later. It will ask students to think
critically about the relationship between state and society, elites and
'ordinary' Germans, in the various German-speaking regimes that existed over
the course of this era: two empires, two interwar republics, two fascist
dictatorships, and three post-fascist republics. All assigned readings will be
in English; a background knowledge of European history is recommended. This
course follows from History 435/535; the contents and assignments will be
coordinated, but the former course is not a prerequisite for the latter.