Political & Economic History of Europe in the Twentieth Century Study + Internship in Florence Program Spring 2024 Semester

This course offers a general survey of the History of Europe in the Twentieth century, focusing on major political and economic processes and events. It also considers the correlated national and international environments. It sheds light on the way in which European development influenced the national and international contexts and, inversely, documents how national and international factors conditioned European events. The analysis highlights the dynamics of European history from a world- scale perspective. The beginning of the Twentieth century marked the crisis of empires and colonial powers.