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A study of the Habsburg Empire from its emergence as a major power in the eighteenth century to the disintegration of Austria-Hungary in 1918.

The modern Habsburg Empire emerged in the 18th century, and this unique, multinational empire played a major role in the history of Europe until its collapse at the end of the First World War. In this course we will survey critical developments in the politics, society, economy and culture of the Habsburg Empire such as the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, the Revolutions of 1848, the rise of nationalism, the wars of German unification, the rise of mass politics, and the First World War. Throughout the course we will consider crucial questions about the exceptional nature of the Habsburg Empire, and whether this multinational, multiethnic dynastic empire was doomed to fail in the modern period.

Teaching this course in Innsbruck will be particularly effective thanks to numerous locations in the city and surroundings that will make for ideal field trips including several monuments on the Mariatheresienstrasse, the Innsbruck Imperial Palace, and the Bergisel, the site of the battle for Tyrolean independence from the forces of Napoleon in 1809.

Voraussetzung: Anwesenheit bei der Vorbesprechung am 31. Mai 2017 um 17:00 Uhr im Raum 4U102b 

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.