Modern History

The course provides the student with

1) Knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding of the major processes of economic and social evolution in modern and contemporary Europe and at the same time of those of rupture and revolutionary transformation on a world scale

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.

Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and in particular the historiographical categories in relation to the different historical contexts and also to the themes and problems of the contemporary world.

3) Making judgements.

Acquisition of an autonomous capacity for critical judgment in the use of analytical tools and categories of historical thought

4) Communication skills.

Acquisition of communication skills in the various areas of confrontation and discussion with both specialists and non-specialists

5) Learning skills

Acquisition of learning skills in an autonomous and conscious way

Lectures and seminars.

No prerequisites required.

Attendance is not compulsory.

The course aims to provide knowledge of the main themes of modern history. The lessons will be divided into modules as follows

A - The modern Age. The main themes from XV to XIX century (4 CFU).

B - Culture and society (3 CFU).

C- Thematic course: the Neapolitan Court and Europe in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century (2 CFU). 

 

The first part of the lessons will be devoted to exposing the main topics related to modules A and B, such as

- the birth of the modern state

- religious crisis in sixteenth-century

- economy and society

- Wars, revolts and revolution in seventeenth-century

- Enlightenment

The second part of the lectures will be devoted to an in-depth thematic course (Module C) on the Neapolitan Court and Europe in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century

A. The modern age (4 CFU)

F. Benigno, L’età moderna : dalla scoperta dell’America alla Restaurazione, Laterza, 2005, (pp. 3-371).  

 

B. Culture and society (3 CFU).  Choosing two books 

C. Ginzburg, I benandanti. Stregoneria e culti agrari tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Milano, Adelphi, 2020, (p.150).

F. Cardini, B. Frale, La congiura. Potere e vendetta nella Firenze dei Medici, Roma, Laterza, 2018. (p.150).

A. M. Banti,V. Fiorino, C. Sorba (a cura di) Lessico della Storia culturale, Bari-Roma, Editori Laterza, 2023 (p.150).

A. Barbero, Federico il Grande, Palermo, Sellerio, 2017, (p.150).

S. Zweig, Casanova, Milano, Edizioni settecolori, 2025, (p.150).

A. Musarra, 1492. Diario del primo viaggio, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022, (p.150).

C. Casanova, Regine per caso. Donne al governo in età moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019, (p.150).

N. Zemon Davies, Il ritorno di Martin Guerre. Un caso di doppia identità nella Francia del Cinquecento, Roma, Officina libraria, 2022, (p.150).

T. Kaufmann, I redenti e i dannati. Una storia della riforma, Torino, Einaudi, 2018, (p.150).

M.G. Muzzarelli, Le regole del lusso. Apparenza e vita quotidiana dal Medioevo all’Età moderna, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2020, (p.150).

G. Parker, L’imperatore : vita di Carlo V, Milano Hoepli, 2021, (p.150).

M. Firpo-M. Biferali, Immagini ed eresie nell’Italia del Cinquecento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2016, (p.150).

 

C. Thematic course. (2CFU) the Neapolitan Court and Europe in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century.

C. Recca, Sotto lo sguardo dell’aquila imperiale. Incroci di scritture tra Vienna e Napoli nel decennio 1778-1789, Soveria Mannelli, Rubettino, 2025, (p. 200).

 

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).

The teachers undertake, within the limits of the financial resources, to ensure as far as possible that a copy of the adopted texts is available in the departmental library or (in the case of hard-to-find texts, articles and essays) to make them available on Studium, in accordance with the applicable copyright laws.