The course intends to provide a knowledge about the 20th century history, explaining the use of the documentary sources and the complexity of historiography.
The course aims an introduction to the history of the XIX and XX centuries with the goal of providing students, in a global and comparative perspective, a picture of the great economic, political, social, cultural and customs that have followed the Industrial Revolution on the Twin Towers highlighting representative processes in some areas of Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
Provide an introduction to the political, economic and social history of the Twentieth century with particular reference to Europe and the United States.
36 hours of lectures, equal to 6 CFU.
Title: The Twentieth Century: a international contemporary history of the Western world. The course aims to provide students with methods and tools for a critical understanding of the history of contemporary age also bringing them closer to the most current and relevant historiographical issues.
For ATTENDING students: students must be prepared, as well as on the notes taken in class, on the following book:
- Alberto M. Banti, L’età contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2009;
then they need to read, study and deepen one, by selection, among the following texts:
- V. Castronovo, L'Italia del miracolo economico, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2010; - F. Fasce, I Presidenti USA. Due secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci, 2008; - F. Fasce, E. Bini, B. Gaudenzi, Comprare per credere. La pubblicità in Italia dalla Belle Époque a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2016; - E. Gentile, Il fascismo in tre capitoli, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004.
For NOT ATTENDING students:
- P. Viola, Storia moderna e contemporanea, IV. Il Novecento, Torino, Einaudi, 2000 and one, a choice between the following texts: - V. Castronovo, L'Italia del miracolo economico, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2010; - F. Fasce, I Presidenti USA. Due secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci, 2008; - F. Fasce, E. Bini, B. Gaudenzi, Comprare per credere. La pubblicità in Italia dalla Belle Époque a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2016; - E. Gentile, Il fascismo in tre capitoli, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004.
Foreign students can also study the general aspects of foreign language textbook (English, French, etc.), by prior agreement with the teacher. A reading in Italian among the chosen texts mentioned above is still required.
Ricevimento: Please check teacher's web page on Languages website. For an appointement please send a mail to: maccariniroberto@libero.it
ROBERTO MACCARINI (President)
LARA PICCARDO
CHIARA VANGELISTA
October 2016
Oral tests at the end of the course and all planned appeals. The students can take a written test in progress (about half teaching plan) on the part of the course hitherto carried out.
The exam consists on a talk presentation of student.
In relation to the number of students and the teaching spaces available is provided for a written test in progress (about half teaching plan)
