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Course Catalog 01/02


Business Adm and Social Science

IES312 Economic History A1 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Nils-Gustav Lundgren Bitr prof


PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE AIM
- To give a basic understanding of certain societies and civilizations economical and historical development.
- To describe and analyze different historical elements that have given rise to economic and social change and development.
- To inform about different approachs and perspectives in economic and historic development.
- To inform about those methods and theories that exert influence on economic and historic research.



CONTENTS
Course A: Economic history of the western world pre 1870.
- With emphasis on the main points of the pre-industrial societies structure, its change and development as well as the industrial break through and its problems.
- An introduktion to the economic - history research areas growth both internationaly and in Sweden.
Course B: Economic history of the western world post 1870.
- With emphasis on economic changes and developement after 1870, attention is especially directed at the driving forces behind periods of economic growth and crises in western economies during the twentieth century.


TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Written and oral exams. Seminars.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.


COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Written exam 7.50ECTS
Written exam 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Course A.
Cameron, Rondo: Världens ekonomiska historia från urtid till nutid. Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2001.
Duby, G.: Krigare och bönder. Sthlm 1981 (166 s) *
Magnusson, L.: Sveriges ekonomiska historia. Raben Prisma. 1996. Kap 1-8.
Stearns, P.: Den industriella revolutionen i världshistorien (s.7-96). Liber-Hermods 1993.
Äventyret Sverige, en social och ekonomisk historia. Bra Böcker 1993. (sid 11-45)

Another 100 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.

Course B.
Cameron, Rondo: Världens ekonomiska historia från urtid till nutid. Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2001.
Lundgren, N-G.: Kampen om naturresurserna. SNS 1987.*
Magnusson, L.: Sveriges ekonomiska historia. Raben Prisma 1996. Kap. 8-14.(230 s)
Äventyret Sverige, en social och ekonomisk historia. Bra Böcker 1993. (sid 58-318)

Another 300 pages of literature will be designated by the tutor.

* Will be provided by the university.

REMARKS
Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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