Programme

The course aims to provide a basic understanding of modern European history and its global connections between the 15th and 19th centuries. Furthermore, it aims to equip students with the analytical and methodological tools necessary for understanding and critically discussing the main factors underlying the historical development of society under the Ancien Régime and its structure.

Prerequisiti

There are no prerequisites

Core Documentation

All students must study the two books:

F. Benigno, L'età moderna, Dalla scoperta dell'America alla Restaurazione, Laterza

R. Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2002