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Prof. Dr. Margrit Grabas
Economic and Social History
(including History of Technology and Environmental History)
       








                           
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Courses in the winter term 2014/15

 

    
 
     
 

Our courses are designed for students of the Faculty of Humanities (mainly History, Sociology, Political Science and "Sozialkunde") and for students of the Economic Sciences (BWL, VWL, History of Economics as additional subject). Students of the Economic Sciences can accumulate up to 8 bonus points in Economic and Social History and additionally 4 pool points for the "Sammelpool". Hearing a lecture and taking the according oral exam equals 2 bonus points, taking part in an exercise seminar also equals 2 bonus points, taking part in a colloquy ("Oberseminar") equals 4 bonus points. The obligatory arrangements can be found in the study regulations for Volkswirtschaftslehre (economics), Betriebswirtschaftslehre (business administration) and Wirtschaftspädagogik (business and commercial educational service). (in German, updated 04/07/2002)

   
 
 

    
 
Lecture:

Prof. Dr. M. Grabas
European Economic and Social History 1871/73 – 1914

time: Wednesday, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
place: building B 3.1, HS. I
start: 22/10/2014


modules: FW-GM (WSG / NG), FW-AM (WSG / NG), FW-FM (WSG / NG), FW-VM (WSG / NG), FW-VM 2

2 bonus points for students of Economic Sciences

Since the end of the 18th century, the clash of economic, social, cultural, demographic change as well as the change in political institutions radically transformed the image of the European Atlantic societies. The focus of the transformation process of the entire society at that time was the relative displacement of the agricultural sector combined with simultaneous and rapidly driven industrialisation especially since the mid-19th century. Thus, this lecture aims at analysing this process, which is called Industrial Revolution, with regard to its underlying requirements, its trends as well as its socioeconomic effects.


Introductory Reading:

Fischer, W. (Hg.): Handbuch der Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Bd. 5, Stuttgart 1985.

Grabas, M.: Konjunktur und Wachstum in Deutschland 1895 – 1914, Berlin 1992.

Ullmann, H.-P.: Das Deutsche Kaiserreich 1871 – 1918, Frankfurt 1995.

    
 
 

    
 
Exercise Seminar:
 Prof. Dr. M. Grabas
Exercise Seminar accompanying the lecture

time: Wednesday, 12.00 to 14.00
place: building B 3.1, room 318


 2 bonus points for students of the Economic Sciences

This seminar will offer opportunities to delve deeper into the problems of the lecture on the basis of short presentations.



   
 
Basic Seminar:
 Dr. Ole Sparenberg
„Environmental History of the 20th Century"

time: Thursday, 12.00 - 14.00
place: building B 3.1, room 3.18

   

 
Seminar:

Prof. Dr. M. Grabas
Myth or Reality? The "Great Depression" (1873/79 - 1894/95)

time: Tuesday, 16.00 to 18.00
place: building B 3.1, room 3.18


 4 bonus points for students of the Economic Sciences

    
 
 


    
 
Exam Colloquy:
 Prof. Dr. M. Grabas

time and place: by arrangement

The colloquy will provide the opportunity to discuss selected research problems of Economic and Social History in small groups. It serves as a preparation for the exam.
    
         
         
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