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HIS-1002: Merchant capitalism, state power and revolutions 1500-1850 Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Spring | Objectives
This is a compulsory subject in the bachelor degree study course in History. It forms part of the subject collections History for Teachers (30 points) and History for Teachers (60 points). It serves as a subsidiary subject for Archaeology, and in social science and humanities fields.
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This subject is concerned with the growth of a strong and effective state power in Norway and in other European countries, and the economic and political background for this development. The course also studies the significance of religious affiliation in the building of international and intra-national political alliances, as well as opposition. It also examines parts of the background to a strong state power, and the growth of the European lands'' dominion over other lands and parts of the world, through trade in raw materials and people. This subject is also concerned with the prelude to the two great revolutions that followed: the increased industrialization (the first phase of the industrial revolution) and the shift in political power in France (the revolution of 1789).
| Form of teaching
Lectures. | Exam and assessment
Take-home assignment (5 pages) and a written exam (4 hours).
Evaluated on a scale of A-E (pass) and F (fail).
The course is open for re-sit examination early in the following semester. | Date(s) of written examination
22.05.2006
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Steinar Aas | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage. | Course overlap
HIS-1111 -1 1 sp | Homepage
http://uit.no/historie/1982/4
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Teaching spring 2006
Undervisninga består av forelesingar og seminar. Det blir gitt rettleiing i samband med oppgåveskriving.
Første frammøte onsdag 11.1.2006, kl.0915, rom 1.313, Hus 1 Teorifagsb | | Forelesning | Lese-/skriveperiode: 22.03-19.04.06.
Kvar veke er det forelesingar knytt til emnet. Under "Utfyllande opplysningar" finn du program for forelesingane m.m.
Lærer F.aman. Einar-Arne Drivenes
Duration:1 semester | | Eksamen | Oppgåva blir utlevert onsdag 22.mars kl. 09.30 og innleverast onsdag 29. mars kl. 14.00. Ut- og innlevering i Ekspedisjonen i Breiviklia, rom N-229. Skriftleg eksamen: 22. mai 2006 kl. 0900-1300. Aud.Max. i Hovedgården |
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