Checking date: 16/07/2019


Course: 2019/2020

Contemporary History
(13001)
Dual Bachelor in Political Science and Sociology (2009 Study Plan) (Plan: 192 - Estudio: 247)


Coordinating teacher: RIBAGORDA ESTEBAN, ALVARO

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: History, Geography and Art Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
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Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law



The formation of the student in History not only is focused in the acquisition of certain knowledge; also it is necessary this study because the student acquires intellectual habits as they are the critic and synthesis capacity. These capacities are essential to understand and to interpret the past in general and, particularly, the social, political, economic and cultural behaviours of the different social groups.
Description of contents: programme
I. Crisis of the Ancien Régime: industrialization and Enlightenment. II. The liberal revolutions. III. National states and colonial empires. IV. Social changes in the 19 th century. The labor movement. V. The beginning of the 20th century: the total war. VI. The beginning of the 20th century: the social revolution. VII. The Great Depression. VIII. Authoritarianism and right-wing. IX. Approaching the Second World War. X. The Second World War: the aftermath. XI. The decolonization. Latin America. XII. The United States and the reconstruction of Europe XIII. From the consumer society to the knowledge society. XIV. The new international order.
Learning activities and methodology
1. Skillful classes Basic knowledge on the world-wide History of the 19 th and 20th century. Two sessions in odd weeks. 2. Practical exercises Analysis and commentary of: a) Relevant documents like texts, maps or graphs (with a script or guideline provided by the teacher); b) Films (documentary, or fiction more or less contemporary to the facts). Two sessions in even weeks. 3. Student work: Attendance to class and resolution of the practices. Elaboration of a final work on bibliography or literature of that time. Preparation of the subject and final exam
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • ARÓSTEGUI, Julio, BUCHRUCKER, Cristian y SABORIDO Jorge (dirs.), . El mundo contemporáneo: Historia y problemas, . Barcelona, Crítica, . 2001.
  • BAHAMONDE, Ángel y Ramón VILLARES, . El mundo contemporáneo: siglos XIX y XX, . Madrid, Santillana, . 2001.
  • BENZ, W. y GRAML, H.,. El Siglo XX. Europa después de la segunda guerra mundial, 1945-1982, . Madrid, Siglo XXI, . 1986, 2 vols. (Col. Historia Universal Siglo XXI, nºs 35/1 y 2).
  • BENZ, W. y GRAML, H., . El Siglo XX. Problemas mundiales entre los dos bloques de poder, . Madrid, Siglo XXI, . 1982 (Col. Historia Universal Siglo XXI, nº 36).
  • HOBSBAWM, Eric J.,. La era del capitalismo, 1848-1875,. Barcelona, Crítica, . 2004.
  • HOBSBAWM, Eric J., . La era de la revolución, 1789-1848, . Barcelona, Crítica, . 2001.
  • HOBSBAWM, Eric J., . La era del imperio, 1875-1914, . Barcelona, Crítica, . 2005.
  • HOBSBAWM, Eric J., . Historia del siglo XX, 1914-1991, . Barcelona, Crítica/Grijalbo/Mondadori, . 1994.
  • LACOMBA, J.A. y otros. Historia Contemporánea, . Madrid, Alhambra, . 1982, 2 vols.
  • MANN, G. y HEUSS, A. (dirs.), . Historia Universal, vol. VIII. El Siglo XIX, . Madrid, Espasa-Calpe,. 1985, 2 vols.
  • MANN, G. y HEUSS, A. (dirs.), . Historia Universal, vol. IX. El Siglo XX, . Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, . 1986, 2 vols.
  • MANN, G. y HEUSS, A. (dirs.), . Historia Universal, vol. X. El mundo de hoy, . Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, . 1987, 2 vols.
  • MARTÍNEZ CARRERAS, J.U.,. Introducción a la Historia Contemporánea,. Madrid, Istmo, . 1983, 2 vols.
  • MOMMSEN, W.J., . La época del imperialismo. Europa, 1885-1918, . Madrid, Siglo XXI, . 1980 (Col. Historia Universal Siglo XXI, nº 28).
  • PALMER, R. y COLTON, J., . Historia Contemporánea, . Madrid, Akal, . 1980.
  • PARKER, R.A.C., . El siglo XX. Europa, 1918-1945, . Madrid, Siglo XXI,. 1980 (Col. Historia Universal Siglo XXI, nº 34).
  • RENOUVIN, P., . Historia de las relaciones internacionales (siglos XIX-XX), . Madrid, Akal, . 1980.
  • ROBERTS, J.M., . Europa desde 1880 hasta 1945, . Madrid, Aguilar, . 1980.
  • STONE, Norman, . La Europa transformada, 1878-1919, . Madrid, Siglo XXI, . 1985.
  • SÁNCHEZ PÉREZ, Francisco, . Historia del mundo contemporáneo, . Oxford University Press, . 2008.
  • VV.AA.,. Siglo XX. Historia Universal, . Madrid, Historia 16, . 36 vols.
  • WISKEMANN, E., . La Europa de los dictadores, 1919-1945, . Madrid, Siglo XXI, . 1983.

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.