CDM 7225

The course seeks to examine the main economic, social, political and cultural components that shape Greek society from the beginning of the twentieth century until today. In this context, the conflicts that Greek society is aware of, the ideological parameters that accompany or even prepare the social contradictions and their role are studied. 

The aim is for the students to have understood after the end of the semester the basic sections of modern Greek History and the way in which they "marked" Greek society and made the world in which we live today. Thus, history is not treated as a sum of information about a world that has left but a system of complementary and / or conflicting ideas and meanings that shape our perceptions of the present time and space. In other words, the aim of the course is to show students how History is constantly "present" in our daily lives, in the way we think and act today. 

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to: 

• know the basic historical events-sections of modern Greek history 
• explain the influences in the Greek society of the intellectual currents of the 20th century 
• understand how the wider world and European international environment influenced the historical developments that shaped modern Greece 
• evaluate the historical events with the criterion of their influence on the creation of the modern Greek culture 
• use the historical knowledge in the study of other courses and in the writing of works.