Modern and Contemporary History of European Society

Covering the European history from the invention of typography till the three decades following the end of World War II, we attempt to highlight the various experiences of people during the early recent and modern period placing the European historic evolution in a global context. First, we investigate the important changes in a financial and social level that lead to the crisis of the seigniorial system and the immersion of European capitalism exploring the prime capitalist and subsequent capitalist financial activities. Simultaneously, emphasis is put on the concept of variation in European national, religious and social minorities and the process of composing the main European national, social and religious identities. The interest focuses on politico-social revolutions of great significance that took place during the 18th and 19th centuries while simultaneously the changes in the social structure and financial organization with the establishment of industrial capitalism are recorded. Finally, the dramatic developments of the 20th century such as World War I, World War II, the crisis during the years between World War I and II, the Cold War and process to the unified Europe.
Basic purpose of the course is to highlight the consequences of the main incidents of the European history in the social and financial organization of the European countries from the 15th till the 20th century.