Contemporary Hystory
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
The course provides the broad outlines of contemporary history and the tools necessary to critically understand the principal themes (political, economic, social, cultural, religious) from 1815 to the present day.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have acquired the knowledge of the political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of contemporary history, from 1815 to the present day. They will also be able to establish space-time correlations and understand the complex dynamics of the contemporary world, using language tools (language properties, correct specific lexicon) to express, in a clear and effective form, concepts of a political, institutional, economic, and religious nature; they will be able to read critically historiographical works and use the main tools, including digital tools, for the research and analysis of sources. These skills will be acquired through a direct and continuous meeting with the instructor in the classroom. The discussion around the proposed sources will be an essential moment of critical reflection and methodological learning.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
1st Semester - Surname A-L
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Academic Year 2026-2027
Course: Contemporary History (A-L)
Semester: First Semester
Professor: Daniela Saresella
Email: [email protected]
Contemporary History
Course Title
Italy and Europe in the Twentieth Century: History and Historiography
First Semester
Teaching Unit A (20 hours, 3 ECTS) The Emergence of Mass Society
Teaching Unit B (20 hours, 3 ECTS) Fascisms and Democracies
Teaching Unit C (20 hours, 3 ECTS) The Transformations of the 1960s and 1970s
The course (9 ECTS) is intended for students of History, Philosophy, Literature, and Human Sciences for the Environment.
Students enrolled in degree programs other than History may take the course for 6 ECTS by choosing two teaching units.
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Course Description
The course focuses primarily on twentieth-century history and on the continuities and ruptures that characterized the "short twentieth century" in relation to the nineteenth century. Particular attention is devoted to the watershed represented by the First World War and to the profound changes it brought about in global society, including the shift toward the political right in many European and non-European countries.
The course then examines the emergence of the United States as a central global power, the worldwide repercussions of the 1929 economic crisis, and the rise of the Soviet bloc as a political, economic, and ideological alternative to the capitalist West.
The final module is devoted to the 1960s and 1970s.
The course concludes with the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 and a brief discussion of the global balance of power in the following period. Throughout the course, particular attention will be paid to Italian politics within its international context.
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Prerequisites
A basic secondary-school knowledge of contemporary history and world geography (nineteenth and twentieth centuries) is desirable.
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Students will acquire an understanding of the fundamental developments of contemporary history from an international perspective, with particular attention to long-term dynamics, key turning points, and processes of political, economic, social, and cultural transformation.
Skills
The course aims to develop the ability to establish spatial and temporal connections and to use acquired knowledge to understand the complex dynamics of the contemporary world, employing appropriate historical terminology and references to historiographical debates.
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Reading List
Teaching Unit A
Examination Program for Attending Students
A good textbook of contemporary history from 1815 to the present day. One of the following is recommended:
Alfredo Canavero, Storia contemporanea, Pearson
Lucio Caracciolo, Adriano Roccucci, Storia contemporanea, Le Monnier
Salvatore Lupo, Angelo Ventrone, L'età contemporanea, Le Monnier
Norman Lowe, Modern World History, Palgrave
Lecture notes.
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Teaching Unit B
Examination Program for Attending Students
One of the following books:
Eric J. Hobsbawm, Il secolo breve, BUR.
Eric J. Hobsbawn, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twenties Century (1914-1991), London.
Raymond F. Betts, L'alba illusoria. L'imperialismo europeo nell'Ottocento, Bologna, Il Mulino;
Raymond F. Betts, The false dawn: European imperialism in the nineteenth century, University of Minnesota Press.
Richard Overy, Blood and Ruins. The Great Imperial War (1931-45), Allen Lane, 2021.
Guido Formigoni, Storia della politica internazionale nell'età contemporanea, Il Mulino.
Bernardo Droz, Storia della decolonizzazione nel XX secolo, Bruno Mondadori.
Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L'ultimo conflitto per l'Europa, Einaudi.
Simona Colarizi, Novecento d'Europa, Laterza.
Alan Gresh, Israele, Palestina. La verità su un conflitto, Einaudi
Ilan Pappé, Brevissima storia del conflitto tra Israele e Palestina, Fazi Editore
Claudio Vercelli, Storia del conflitto israelo-palestinese, Laterza
Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, Breve storia dell'Africa, Il Mulino; Dietmar Rothermund, Storia dell'India, Il Mulino (i due volumi insieme)
M. De Giuseppe, G. La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino.
Antonio Fiori, L'Asia orientale dal 1945 ad oggi, Il Mulino.
Giorgio Del Zanna, La fine dell'Impero ottomano, Il Mulino; Gabriella Uluhogian, Gli armeni, il Mulino (i due volumi insieme).
Hamit Bozarslan, La Turchia contemporanea, Il Mulino; Gabriella Uluhogian, Gli armeni, il Mulino (i due volumi insieme).
G. Samarani, La Cina contemporanea, Einaudi
E. Giunchi, Pachistan: una storia politica e religiosa, Carocci
G. Mammarella, Storia degli Stati Uniti dal 1945 ad oggi, Laterza.
L. Bruti Liberati, Storia dell'Impero britannico (1785-1999), Bompiani, 2022.
V. Zamagni, Dalla rivoluzione industriale alla integrazione europea, Il Mulino.
Lecture notes.
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Teaching Unit C
Examination Program for Attending Students
One of the following books:
Guido Formigoni, Storia essenziale dell'Italia repubblicana, Il Mulino
Simona Colarizi, Un Paese in movimento. L'Italia degli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
M. Gotor, Generazione an ni Settanta, Einaudi
Alberto Banti, Too much to dream. Giovani, musica e controculture nella California degli anni Sessanta, Carocci
Daniela Saresella, Catholics and Communists in Twentieth Century Italy: Between Conflict and Dialogue, Bloomsbury, (per studenti Erasmus)
Lecture notes.
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Course: Contemporary History (A-L)
Semester: First Semester
Professor: Daniela Saresella
Email: [email protected]
Contemporary History
Course Title
Italy and Europe in the Twentieth Century: History and Historiography
First Semester
Teaching Unit A (20 hours, 3 ECTS) The Emergence of Mass Society
Teaching Unit B (20 hours, 3 ECTS) Fascisms and Democracies
Teaching Unit C (20 hours, 3 ECTS) The Transformations of the 1960s and 1970s
The course (9 ECTS) is intended for students of History, Philosophy, Literature, and Human Sciences for the Environment.
Students enrolled in degree programs other than History may take the course for 6 ECTS by choosing two teaching units.
________________________________________
Course Description
The course focuses primarily on twentieth-century history and on the continuities and ruptures that characterized the "short twentieth century" in relation to the nineteenth century. Particular attention is devoted to the watershed represented by the First World War and to the profound changes it brought about in global society, including the shift toward the political right in many European and non-European countries.
The course then examines the emergence of the United States as a central global power, the worldwide repercussions of the 1929 economic crisis, and the rise of the Soviet bloc as a political, economic, and ideological alternative to the capitalist West.
The final module is devoted to the 1960s and 1970s.
The course concludes with the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 and a brief discussion of the global balance of power in the following period. Throughout the course, particular attention will be paid to Italian politics within its international context.
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Prerequisites
A basic secondary-school knowledge of contemporary history and world geography (nineteenth and twentieth centuries) is desirable.
________________________________________
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Students will acquire an understanding of the fundamental developments of contemporary history from an international perspective, with particular attention to long-term dynamics, key turning points, and processes of political, economic, social, and cultural transformation.
Skills
The course aims to develop the ability to establish spatial and temporal connections and to use acquired knowledge to understand the complex dynamics of the contemporary world, employing appropriate historical terminology and references to historiographical debates.
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Reading List
Teaching Unit A
Examination Program for Attending Students
A good textbook of contemporary history from 1815 to the present day. One of the following is recommended:
Alfredo Canavero, Storia contemporanea, Pearson
Lucio Caracciolo, Adriano Roccucci, Storia contemporanea, Le Monnier
Salvatore Lupo, Angelo Ventrone, L'età contemporanea, Le Monnier
Norman Lowe, Modern World History, Palgrave
Lecture notes.
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Teaching Unit B
Examination Program for Attending Students
One of the following books:
Eric J. Hobsbawm, Il secolo breve, BUR.
Eric J. Hobsbawn, The Age of Extremes: The Short Twenties Century (1914-1991), London.
Raymond F. Betts, L'alba illusoria. L'imperialismo europeo nell'Ottocento, Bologna, Il Mulino;
Raymond F. Betts, The false dawn: European imperialism in the nineteenth century, University of Minnesota Press.
Richard Overy, Blood and Ruins. The Great Imperial War (1931-45), Allen Lane, 2021.
Guido Formigoni, Storia della politica internazionale nell'età contemporanea, Il Mulino.
Bernardo Droz, Storia della decolonizzazione nel XX secolo, Bruno Mondadori.
Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L'ultimo conflitto per l'Europa, Einaudi.
Simona Colarizi, Novecento d'Europa, Laterza.
Alan Gresh, Israele, Palestina. La verità su un conflitto, Einaudi
Ilan Pappé, Brevissima storia del conflitto tra Israele e Palestina, Fazi Editore
Claudio Vercelli, Storia del conflitto israelo-palestinese, Laterza
Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, Breve storia dell'Africa, Il Mulino; Dietmar Rothermund, Storia dell'India, Il Mulino (i due volumi insieme)
M. De Giuseppe, G. La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino.
Antonio Fiori, L'Asia orientale dal 1945 ad oggi, Il Mulino.
Giorgio Del Zanna, La fine dell'Impero ottomano, Il Mulino; Gabriella Uluhogian, Gli armeni, il Mulino (i due volumi insieme).
Hamit Bozarslan, La Turchia contemporanea, Il Mulino; Gabriella Uluhogian, Gli armeni, il Mulino (i due volumi insieme).
G. Samarani, La Cina contemporanea, Einaudi
E. Giunchi, Pachistan: una storia politica e religiosa, Carocci
G. Mammarella, Storia degli Stati Uniti dal 1945 ad oggi, Laterza.
L. Bruti Liberati, Storia dell'Impero britannico (1785-1999), Bompiani, 2022.
V. Zamagni, Dalla rivoluzione industriale alla integrazione europea, Il Mulino.
Lecture notes.
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Teaching Unit C
Examination Program for Attending Students
One of the following books:
Guido Formigoni, Storia essenziale dell'Italia repubblicana, Il Mulino
Simona Colarizi, Un Paese in movimento. L'Italia degli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
M. Gotor, Generazione an ni Settanta, Einaudi
Alberto Banti, Too much to dream. Giovani, musica e controculture nella California degli anni Sessanta, Carocci
Daniela Saresella, Catholics and Communists in Twentieth Century Italy: Between Conflict and Dialogue, Bloomsbury, (per studenti Erasmus)
Lecture notes.
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Prerequisites for admission
A school-level knowledge of contemporary history and world geography (19th and 20th centuries) is desirable.
Teaching methods
he course will be delivered mainly through lectures conducted by the instructor. In addition, experts and specialists will be invited to provide in-depth perspectives on specific topics related to the course
Teaching Resources
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Assessment methods and Criteria
The fundamental features of contemporary history, viewed from an international perspective, with particular attention to long-term dynamics and key turning points, as well as to processes of political, economic, social, and cultural transformation and modernization, will be assessed through an oral examination.
Modules or teaching units
Part A and B
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Part C
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
1st Semester Surname M-Z
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: ITINERARIES IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORY (1848 - present day)
Part 1: Introduction to the "long 19th century"
Part 2: Europe and the Challenges of the 20th Century
Part 3: Republican Italy: Characteristics and Turning Points
Part 1: Introduction to the "long 19th century"
Part 2: Europe and the Challenges of the 20th Century
Part 3: Republican Italy: Characteristics and Turning Points
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attendance is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel. Some movies will be screened and discussed.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel. Some movies will be screened and discussed.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu (2 books in total plus lectures notes):
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parts 1 and 2)
Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Programme for 9 cfu (3 books in total plus lectures notes):
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parts 1, 2, 3)
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Part 3. One book to choice from:
- Guido Crainz, Storia della Repubblica. L'Italia dalla Liberazione ad oggi, Donzelli
- Andrea Di Michele, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Garzanti
- Umberto Gentiloni Silveri, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2023, Il Mulino
- Paul Ginsborg, Storia d'Italia dal dopoguerra a oggi, Einaudi
- Maurizio Ridolfi, L'Italia della Repubblica. Ottant'anni di storia (1946-2026), Carocci
- Giorgio Vecchio, Paolo Trionfini, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Monduzzi
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
- Programme for 6 cfu (3 books in total):
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
3) One book to choice from:
- Massimo Baioni, Fulvio Conti (a cura di), La politica nell'età contemporanea. I nuovi indirizzi della ricerca storica, Carocci
- Mark Mazower, Le ombre dell'Europa. Democrazie e totalitarismi nel XX secolo, Garzanti
- George L. Mosse, La nazionalizzazione delle masse, il Mulino
- James J. Sheehan, L'età post-eroica. Guerra e pace nell'Europa contemporanea, Laterza
- Programme for 9 cfu (4 books in total):
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Part 3. One book to choice from:
- Guido Crainz, Storia della Repubblica. L'Italia dalla Liberazione ad oggi, Donzelli
- Andrea Di Michele, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Garzanti
- Umberto Gentiloni Silveri, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2023, Il Mulino
- Paul Ginsborg, Storia d'Italia dal dopoguerra a oggi, Einaudi
- Maurizio Ridolfi, L'Italia della Repubblica. Ottant'anni di storia (1946-2026), Carocci
4) One book to choice from:
- Massimo Baioni, Fulvio Conti (a cura di), La politica nell'età contemporanea. I nuovi indirizzi della ricerca storica, Carocci
- Mark Mazower, Le ombre dell'Europa. Democrazie e totalitarismi nel XX secolo, Garzanti
- George L. Mosse, La nazionalizzazione delle masse, il Mulino
- James J. Sheehan, L'età post-eroica. Guerra e pace nell'Europa contemporanea, Laterza
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation. If requested, they may take the exam in English with the following bibliography (Units 1 and 2, for 6 Ects; Units 1, 2 and 3, for 9 Ects):
Part 1): One book to choice among:
- George L. Mosse, The nationalization of the masses
- Eric J. Hobsbawm, The Age Of Empire: 1875-1914
Part 2): One book to choice among:
- Eric J. Hobsbawm, The age of extremes 1914-1991
- Mark Mazower, Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century
- James J. Sheehan, When Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe
- Tony Judt, Postwar. A history of Europe since 1945
Part 3): One book to choice among:
- Daniela Saresella, Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy: Between Conflict and Dialogue
- Philip Cooke, The Legacy of the Italian Resistance
- H. Garcia, M. Yusta, X. Tabet, C. Climaco (eds), Rethinking Antifascism. History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present, Berghahn Books
- Programme for 6 cfu (2 books in total plus lectures notes):
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parts 1 and 2)
Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Programme for 9 cfu (3 books in total plus lectures notes):
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (parts 1, 2, 3)
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Part 3. One book to choice from:
- Guido Crainz, Storia della Repubblica. L'Italia dalla Liberazione ad oggi, Donzelli
- Andrea Di Michele, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Garzanti
- Umberto Gentiloni Silveri, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2023, Il Mulino
- Paul Ginsborg, Storia d'Italia dal dopoguerra a oggi, Einaudi
- Maurizio Ridolfi, L'Italia della Repubblica. Ottant'anni di storia (1946-2026), Carocci
- Giorgio Vecchio, Paolo Trionfini, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Monduzzi
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
- Programme for 6 cfu (3 books in total):
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
3) One book to choice from:
- Massimo Baioni, Fulvio Conti (a cura di), La politica nell'età contemporanea. I nuovi indirizzi della ricerca storica, Carocci
- Mark Mazower, Le ombre dell'Europa. Democrazie e totalitarismi nel XX secolo, Garzanti
- George L. Mosse, La nazionalizzazione delle masse, il Mulino
- James J. Sheehan, L'età post-eroica. Guerra e pace nell'Europa contemporanea, Laterza
- Programme for 9 cfu (4 books in total):
- Part 1. One book to choice from:
- Raffaele Romanelli, Ottocento. Lezioni di storia contemporanea, il Mulino
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 1. L'Ottocento, Pearson
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (1848-1914)
Part 2. One book to choice from:
- Francesco Bartolini, Bruno Bonomo, Alessio Gagliardi, L'Europa del Novecento. Una storia, Carocci
- Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, vol. 2. Il Novecento, Pearson
- Guido Formigoni, La politica internazionale dal XX al XXI secolo, il Mulino
- Tony Judt, Postwar. La nostra storia 1945-2005, Laterza
- Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza (From 1914 to the present day)
Part 3. One book to choice from:
- Guido Crainz, Storia della Repubblica. L'Italia dalla Liberazione ad oggi, Donzelli
- Andrea Di Michele, Storia dell'Italia repubblicana, Garzanti
- Umberto Gentiloni Silveri, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2023, Il Mulino
- Paul Ginsborg, Storia d'Italia dal dopoguerra a oggi, Einaudi
- Maurizio Ridolfi, L'Italia della Repubblica. Ottant'anni di storia (1946-2026), Carocci
4) One book to choice from:
- Massimo Baioni, Fulvio Conti (a cura di), La politica nell'età contemporanea. I nuovi indirizzi della ricerca storica, Carocci
- Mark Mazower, Le ombre dell'Europa. Democrazie e totalitarismi nel XX secolo, Garzanti
- George L. Mosse, La nazionalizzazione delle masse, il Mulino
- James J. Sheehan, L'età post-eroica. Guerra e pace nell'Europa contemporanea, Laterza
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation. If requested, they may take the exam in English with the following bibliography (Units 1 and 2, for 6 Ects; Units 1, 2 and 3, for 9 Ects):
Part 1): One book to choice among:
- George L. Mosse, The nationalization of the masses
- Eric J. Hobsbawm, The Age Of Empire: 1875-1914
Part 2): One book to choice among:
- Eric J. Hobsbawm, The age of extremes 1914-1991
- Mark Mazower, Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century
- James J. Sheehan, When Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe
- Tony Judt, Postwar. A history of Europe since 1945
Part 3): One book to choice among:
- Daniela Saresella, Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy: Between Conflict and Dialogue
- Philip Cooke, The Legacy of the Italian Resistance
- H. Garcia, M. Yusta, X. Tabet, C. Climaco (eds), Rethinking Antifascism. History, Memory and Politics, 1922 to the Present, Berghahn Books
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Modules or teaching units
Part A and B
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Part C
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
2nd Semester - Surname A-L
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The syllabus is shared with the following courses:
- [CAF-94](https://www.unimi.it/en/ugov/of/af20270000caf-94)
- [CAF-94](https://www.unimi.it/en/ugov/of/af20270000caf-94)
Modules or teaching units
Part A and B
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Part C
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
2nd Semester Surname M-Z
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The syllabus is shared with the following courses:
- [CAF-94](https://www.unimi.it/en/ugov/of/af20270000caf-94)
- [CAF-94](https://www.unimi.it/en/ugov/of/af20270000caf-94)
Modules or teaching units
Part A and B
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Part C
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wednesday, h 11-14, by e-mail appointment. It is also possible to arrange a reception on the teams platform
New Sector A, Second Floor, Room 18, via Festa del Perdono, 7
Reception:
every Tuesday from 10 to 12
Entrance C, 2° floor, room 2091 (A21)