Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5122HIST
Aims
To enable the students to understand and articulate different interpretations of the ‘Cold War’.
To enable students to understand historiographical interpretations of the Cold War and how they have evolved over time.
To enable students to understand how the Cold War affected different geographical regions and how it intersected with other major issues, such as decolonization.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate and critically apply knowledge of the history of the Cold War, its deep roots and its persistent influence in the 21st century.
2.
Define and explain what ‘Cold War’ means and differentiate between how various historians have interpreted these meanings.
3.
Identify and discuss – through in-class work and formal written assessment – how the bipolar struggle affected various regions and how it intersected with other major global themes such as decolonization, the rise of transnational human rights, etc.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Deep origins, 1890-1939
Origins, 1939-1948
Western Europe and the Cold War
Ossification, 1949-1959
The Middle East and the Cold War
Crisis, 1960-1964
Latin America and the Cold War
Weakening, 1965-1977
South East Asia and the Cold War
End, 1978-1991
Eastern Europe and the Cold War
Module Overview:
The aim of this module will enable you to understand and articulate different interpretations of the 'Cold War' to develop an understanding of historiographical interpretations of the Cold War and how they have evolved over time. It will also provide an understanding to how the Cold War affected different geographical regions and how it intersected with other major issues, such as decolonization.
The aim of this module will enable you to understand and articulate different interpretations of the 'Cold War' to develop an understanding of historiographical interpretations of the Cold War and how they have evolved over time. It will also provide an understanding to how the Cold War affected different geographical regions and how it intersected with other major issues, such as decolonization.
Additional Information:This course is informed by the latest developments in wider scholarship. It meets the requirements of research-led teaching, innovation in pedagogical practice, and contemporary relevance.