Università Roma Tre

I TEACHING MODULE (6CFU)
Title: Modern History Institutions
The course will analyze the main meanings that identify the contents of the modern age from the fifteenth century to the first half of the nineteenth century with a preliminary attention to historiographic categories, interpretative orientations, sources and tools specific to the discipline. The training objective is to offer students solid knowledge for acquiring a cognitive and critical familiarity with the "general history" of the modern age.
The lessons will focus mainly on the following topics: Europe and its interrelation with non-European worlds; Crisis and identity of modern Italy; Humanism and the Renaissance; Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation; The ancient regime society: élites and classes; Economic models: the land, work, finance and the market in the modern age; Political systems and their dynamics: empire, monarchies and republics; Family and demography; Literacy and culture; The birth of modern science; Enlightenment and reforms; The first industrial revolution; The American Revolution and the birth of the United States; French Revolution; the Napoleonic Age and the Europe of nations.

I TEACHING MODULE (6CFU)
Exam texts (A+B):
A) A university textbook of modern history, chosen by the student from following list:

1) F. Benigno, L’età moderna. Dalla scoperta dell’America alla Restaurazione, Roma-Bari, Laterza
2) C. Capra, Storia Moderna (1492-1848), Firenze, Le Monnier Università
3) G. Gullino-G. Muto-E.Stumpo, Il Mondo Moderno, Bologna, Monduzzi

B) P. Prodi, La storia moderna, Bologna, Il Mulino