The course aims to provide insights on the history of relations between Europe and United-States in the Twentieth Century through the study of American foreign policy and relations with European powers, with particular reference to the first twenty years of 1900 and the Cold War.
teacher profile teaching materials
MARIO DEL PERO, LIBERTÀ E IMPERO: GLI STATI UNITI E IL MONDO 1776-2006, BARI, LATERZA, 2008 (second and third parts only).
For the oral presentations (students will have to choose one of the following):
LA FEBER, WALTER, THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS. VOL. II. THE AMERICAN SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITY, 1865-1913, CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1995.
LUNDESTAD, GEIR, THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN EUROPE SINCE 1945: FROM "EMPIRE" BY INVITATION TO TRANSATLANTIC DRIFT, OXFORD: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2005.
SCHMITZ, DAVID, THE UNITED STATES AND FASCIST ITALY, 1922-1940, DURHAM: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS, 2009.
Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. Le Crisi Transatlantiche Continuità E Trasformazioni. Roma: Edizioni Di Storia E Letteratura, 2007. Print. Biblioteca Di Studi Americani N. S 0031.
- Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. L' Alleato Scomodo Gli USA E La DC Negli Anni Del Centrismo (1948-1955). Roma: Carocci, 2001. Print. Studi Storici Carocci 0012.
- Ennio di Nolfo, Il mondo Atlantico e la globalizzazione
Kaplan, L. (2004). NATO divided, NATO united the evolution of an alliance. Westport (Conn.) London: Praeger.
Kaplan, L. (1999). The long entanglement NATO's first fifty years. London Westport: Praeger.
Lundestad, G. (1998). Empire by integration the United States and european integration 1945-1997. Oxford [etc.: Oxford University Press.
Hanhimäki, J., Schoenborn, B., & Zanchetta, B. (2012). Transatlantic relations since 1945 an introduction. London New York: Routledge.
Sloan, S. (2016). Defense of the west NATO, the European Union and the transatlantic bargain. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
The students who will attend less of 70% of the total number of classes will have to read all the text book (Part 1, 2, and 3), and one of the book suggested above for the oral presentations.
Programme
The course is divided in 3 parts. The first part is an introduction to the history of the relations between Europe and the United States, and the main elements that characterized the transatlantic relationship during the XX century. The second is focused on the Cold War period, with particular attention to: the Berlin issue, the creation and role of NATO, the relationship between Soviet Union and the United States, and the evolution of European Integration. The last part addresses the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the relations between Europe and the United States and the post-Cold War period.Core Documentation
Textbook:MARIO DEL PERO, LIBERTÀ E IMPERO: GLI STATI UNITI E IL MONDO 1776-2006, BARI, LATERZA, 2008 (second and third parts only).
For the oral presentations (students will have to choose one of the following):
LA FEBER, WALTER, THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS. VOL. II. THE AMERICAN SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITY, 1865-1913, CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1995.
LUNDESTAD, GEIR, THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN EUROPE SINCE 1945: FROM "EMPIRE" BY INVITATION TO TRANSATLANTIC DRIFT, OXFORD: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2005.
SCHMITZ, DAVID, THE UNITED STATES AND FASCIST ITALY, 1922-1940, DURHAM: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS, 2009.
Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. Le Crisi Transatlantiche Continuità E Trasformazioni. Roma: Edizioni Di Storia E Letteratura, 2007. Print. Biblioteca Di Studi Americani N. S 0031.
- Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. L' Alleato Scomodo Gli USA E La DC Negli Anni Del Centrismo (1948-1955). Roma: Carocci, 2001. Print. Studi Storici Carocci 0012.
- Ennio di Nolfo, Il mondo Atlantico e la globalizzazione
Kaplan, L. (2004). NATO divided, NATO united the evolution of an alliance. Westport (Conn.) London: Praeger.
Kaplan, L. (1999). The long entanglement NATO's first fifty years. London Westport: Praeger.
Lundestad, G. (1998). Empire by integration the United States and european integration 1945-1997. Oxford [etc.: Oxford University Press.
Hanhimäki, J., Schoenborn, B., & Zanchetta, B. (2012). Transatlantic relations since 1945 an introduction. London New York: Routledge.
Sloan, S. (2016). Defense of the west NATO, the European Union and the transatlantic bargain. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
The students who will attend less of 70% of the total number of classes will have to read all the text book (Part 1, 2, and 3), and one of the book suggested above for the oral presentations.
Reference Bibliography
Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. Le Crisi Transatlantiche Continuità E Trasformazioni. Roma: Edizioni Di Storia E Letteratura, 2007. Print. Biblioteca Di Studi Americani N. S 0031. - Del Pero, Mario, and Federico Romero. L' Alleato Scomodo Gli USA E La DC Negli Anni Del Centrismo (1948-1955). Roma: Carocci, 2001. Print. Studi Storici Carocci 0012. Mary Nolan, The Transatlantic Century, Cambridge UNiversity Press, 2012 Ennio di Nolfo, Il mondo Atlantico e la globalizzazione Kaplan, L. (2004). NATO divided, NATO united the evolution of an alliance. Westport (Conn.) London: Praeger. Kaplan, L. (1999). The long entanglement NATO's first fifty years. London Westport: Praeger. Lundestad, G. (1998). Empire by integration the United States and european integration 1945-1997. Oxford [etc.: Oxford University Press. Hanhimäki, J., Schoenborn, B., & Zanchetta, B. (2012). Transatlantic relations since 1945 an introduction. London New York: Routledge. Sloan, S. (2016). Defense of the west NATO, the European Union and the transatlantic bargain. Manchester: Manchester University Press.Type of delivery of the course
In-class lectures.Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Course participants will have to give an in-class presentation on one of the suggested books which, from different angles, address the relations between Europe and the United States. All the students will have to take an oral exam on the text book. The final grade will be, therefore , a result of these two parts: oral presentations and oral exam. Students that do not attend classes (or less than 70% of the total number of classes) will only take the final exam on the text book and additional readings that will have to be agreed with the professor.