Economic and Social History of the Early Modern Age

The course aims to encourage students to think independently and critically about economic and social systems. It covers fundamental concepts and issues of the economy, society, politics, and international economic relations from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
This course is designed for History students at the Faculty of Humanities and those enrolled in Master's programs who want to gain advanced knowledge and skills in European and international economic and social history of the early modern age.

Knowledge: students should gain a better understanding of the main historical-economic concepts and fundamental topics of the economic and social history of the early modern age in the different space-time contexts and should be able to master the main historiographical issues.

Skills: be able to interpret data and information regarding the history of a given economy, linking facts and phenomena and understanding the interrelationships between the various historical aspects (institutional, economic, political and social); knowing how to communicate their knowledge coherently and organically, using the terminology and concepts of the discipline; being able to critically read primary sources and scientific texts relating to the historical period under examination.