Università Roma Tre

The course aims to offer a general knowledge of the fundamental lines of the modern history from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth and to deepen its critical-interpretative learning through some historiographical itineraries on specific topics and the study of social, economic, political and cultural aspects that connect the Modern Age with the contemporary world.
Specifically, the following topics will be covered:
Crisis of Italian States in the XVI century
Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Religious crisis in Italy in the XVI century
Economic growth, social structure of modern Europe and the origins of globalization
The Netherlands in the XVII century
Formation of the modern State in Europe
English revolutions
French Revolution.

Handbook:
A. Aubert - P. Simoncelli, Storia moderna, Bari, Cacucci, 2021 (new edition).

Moreover, students will need to choose an additional book within a provided list.