S/H/115. To what extent was anarchism an influential force in Spain during the civil war period?

The paper examines the policy of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist movement, the Confederación Nacional de Trabajo (CNT), during the 1930s analysing its political and military influence on the events in Spain at the beginning of the war. The causes of CNT defeat and their failure to suppress the Communist Party in Spain are discussed.

C/H/28. Causes and consequences of French revolution of 1848

The paper examines the causes of the defeat of the French revolution of 1848 describing the situation in Europe in the late 1840s, the results of the revolution defeat, the so-called June Days, and the political implications of the revolution.

S/H/107. 'Responses to plague in mediaeval and early modern Europe can be best characterized as early examples of the operation of disciplinary power'. Discuss

The paper examines plague as a historical phenomenon reviewing related academic literature with the focus on Foucault's ideas about the difference in societal attitudes towards plague and leprosy. The concept of 'disciplinary power' is discussed highlighting social and religious approaches to dying, and the reaction to plague in mediaeval and early modern Europe.

S/P/204. Europe before World War I

The paper looks into the history of World War I offering an overview of the political situation in Europe before the war, reviewing the events that lead to the unleashing of the military actions and discussing the foreign policy of Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, etc.

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