CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher:
SALVATORE ADORNO
Expected Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to enable the student to
reach a thorough knowledge of first-order concepts (general substantive
concepts, single factual propositions, historical concepts) and second-order
concepts (historical time, historical change, historical causality, historical
significance, relevance history, historical interpretation) typical of the
discipline up to third-order levels characterized by historical awareness
capable of directing knowledge of the past in relation to the present and the
construction of the future.
The Dublin descriptors:
1) Knowledge
and understanding,
2) ability
to apply knowledge and understanding,
3) independent
judgement,
4) communication
skills,
5) learning
ability
remain
objectives of a framework of general competences which will support the
specific competences of the discipline.Course Structure
The course is divided into two parts. The first one aims at providing an
in-depth basic knowledge, problematic and complex, of the history of the
twentieth century, also considering the most updated intepretations offered by
historiography. The second one will provide the opportunity to explore some
topics by reading specific texts.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory.
Detailed Course Content
World War I; Russian Revolution; Europe between democracy and authoritarianisms;
Soviet Communism; Fascism and Nazism; United States and the New Deal; Economy
and Society during interwar period; the decline of Colonialism; World War II;
Cold War; Decolonization; the Middle East; the Western world; the Communist
world; crisis and recovery of the Western world; the fall of the Communist
world; the Global era.
Textbook Information
A The twentieth century: history and interpretations (5
CFU)
Books:
- A.M. Banti, L’Età contemporanea: dalla
Grande guerra ad oggi. Roma - Bari, Laterza, 2009, pp. 1-364
- A. M. Banti, Le questioni dell’età contemporanea, Roma-Bari Laterza,
2010, pp.78 299
B Widening (1 CFU)
It’s required a critical reading about one of the
following books:
- M. Del Pero, La Guerra Fredda, Roma, Carocci, 2001, pp.128
- L. Rapone, Storia dell'integrazione europea, Roma, Carocci, 2015, pp.
220.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All
the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
