This lecture-only course examines the evolution of a Europe that dominated the planet in the mid-nineteenth century, and which stood at the zenith of colonial domination of the non-European world, to a continent in the 1920s that was shaken by the First World War and the redistribution of global power (to the USA, USSR and Japan). It also faced the first stirrings of anti-colonial opposition. The course will enable you to gain a good understanding of the forces that have shaped contemporary Europe since the mid-nineteenth century. It will introduce you to a vital period in Europe’s recent past and offer you insights into different kinds of history – political, economic, social, and cultural.

Lecturers

Professor John Horne, Professor Alan Kramer

How to apply

You may register and pay by credit/laser card online at http://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural after 6 August 2013 or you can download an application form and send it with a cheque/draft/postal money order made payable to Trinity College no. 1 account to: Patricia Stapleton, Extramural Administrator, School of Histories and Humanities, room 3141, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Applications may be made in person after Tuesday, 6 August 2013, in room 3141, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. or by appointment (phone 01 896 8589).

Fee

€150 for the course. A concession rate of €75 is available to second and third level students and people whose primary source of income is social welfare, health board or a government-sponsored employment scheme.

Time and place

This is a day-time course. Time and venue to be confirmed, please check our website: http://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural after 6 August 2013 for update or text ‘INFO’ to 087 2572015.

Duration

The course comprises of two lectures per week over one twelve-week term commencing Monday, 23 September 2013. There is a one week break from 4-8 November 2013 when no lectures will take place.