HISTORY 217
Nazi Germany and its Legacies
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for HISTORY 217.
Description
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
Availability 2018
Not taught in 2018
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Maartje Abbenhuis
Reading/Texts
There is a compulsory course book used for in-class work and exam preparation, which is available to students online once they are enrolled. Students who wish to own a good textbook on the subject may wish to buy either:
Tim Kirk, Nazi Germany. Houndsmills and New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007, or
Neil Gregor (ed.), Nazism, War and Genocide : New Perspectives on the History of the Third Reich. Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2008
Assessment
2 x in-class reading tests (20%)
Essay (2,000 words, 40%)
Exam (2 hours, 40%)
Points
HISTORY 217: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restrictions
HISTORY 317