Università Roma Tre

The First Module, will trace the development of North American institutions from the early explorations and colonial settlements through the end of the XIX Century. The territorial, political, and social formation of the United States and Canada, the historical and theoretical basis of the respective Constitutions, the evolution of society, and the relationships between the various groups and minorities will be studied.

Stefano Luconi, La “nazione indispensabile”. Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini a Trump, Le Monnier Università, 2020 cap. 1, 2, 3

Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (capitoli: 2, 5, 6, 7)

The Second Module will cover the Twentieth Century by focusing on the challenges faced by American and Canadian society, such as causes and effects of migrations, economic crises and social inequalities, concentrating on diversity, labor, and individual freedom as special features of the modern American experience.
The role that the United States and Canada have played in the international forum will also be analyzed.

Stefano Luconi, La “nazione indispensabile”. Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini a Trump, Le Monnier Università, 2020 (capitoli 4, 5, 6)

Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (capitoli 8, 9, 10, 14)

Inoltre i seguenti saggi:
Santese, Angela. "Ambientalismo, Pacifismo E Guerra Fredda: Il Nuovo Antinuclearismo Nella Storiografia Statunitense." Ricerche Di Storia Politica 20.1 (2017): 43-56.
Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018, cap 16
Raffaella Baritono, L'anti intellettualismo nella democrazia Americana, in "il Mulino, Rivista trimestrale di cultura e di politica" 1/2022, pp. 120-130.