Università Roma Tre

THE COURSE WILL INITIALLY ANALYZE THE PERIODIZATION OF LATE MODERN HISTORY.
DURING THE FIRST SEMESTRAL CLASS THE AIM IS TO THOROUGHLY EXAMINE KEY HISTORICAL BREAKING POINTS FROM THE SO CALLED ‘DOUBLE REVOLUTION’ (FRENCH REVOLUTION - INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION). THEN, THE CLASS WILL STUDY THE EUROPEAN RESTORATION, THE LIBERAL REVOLUTIONS, THE RISE OF NEWLY BORN NATIONS (IT WILL BE EXAMINED IN DETAIL THE REVISIONISM OF THE ITALIAN RISORGIMENTO), SOCIAL AND WELFARE ISSUES AND FINALLY THE DEVELOPMENT AND CRISIS OF IMPERIALISM.
THE SECOND CLASS WILL EXAMINE WORLD WAR ONE AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF PEACE, THE RISE OF TOTALITARIAN MOVEMENTS, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WORLD WAR TWO, THE COLD WAR, THE BIPOLAR WORLD AND ITS END.

1) A recent history textbook, which includes Italian and world history from the French Revolution to present day;

2) GIGI DI FIORE, CONTROSTORIA DELL'UNITÀ D'ITALIA, MILANO,RIZZOLI, 2010;

3) EMILIO GENTILE, ITALIANI SENZA PADRI. INTERVISTA SUL RISORGIMENTO, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2011.