The course aims to provide the knowledge for understanding the historical and current Latin America, as well as indicate the access to the main sources of study. Although with a diachronic character, treating the main events and dealing with the key issues of Latin American history from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, most of the lessons are on the formative historical period from the cultural point of view of the continent, XVI-XVIII centuries.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Programme
The formation of Latin America: the colonial era (XVI-XVII-XVIII centuries).Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
Core Documentation
The examination is composed by two part: general part; monographic part.General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Type of evaluation
Oral exam teacher profile teaching materials
Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Programme
The formation of Latin America: the colonial era (XVI-XVII-XVIII centuries).Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
Core Documentation
The examination is composed by two part: general part; monographic part.General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Type of evaluation
Oral exam teacher profile teaching materials
Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Programme
The formation of Latin America: the colonial era (XVI-XVII-XVIII centuries).Spanish America, Portuguese America: the geographical environment, the populations encountered.
The stages of discovery. The stages of conquest. The consequences in Europe.
The modalities of colonization. The evangelization of the Indians, the role of religious orders.
Institutions during the Iberian domination. State and Church in America.
Economy, trade, transport. Colonial society.
The changes of the eighteenth century. Reforms and revolts.
Independence, phases and main events. Thought and action of Simón Bolívar.
The political and economic structure in the nineteenth century. The liberal order and progress.
The secularization of society. The great migrations between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The impact of European ideologies. The crisis of the thirties. Populism.
The problem of economic development.
The creation of the Organization of American States and Latin America in the Cold War. Dictatorships, transition, democracy.
Core Documentation
The examination is composed by two part: general part; monographic part.General Part: Pompejano, D., Storia dell’America latina, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012.
Or:
Carmagnani, M., L’altro Occidente. L’America Latina dall’invasione europea al nuovo millennio, Torino, Einaudi, 2003 o edizioni seguenti.
Or:
Williamson, E., The Penguin History of Latin America, London, Penguin Books, 2010.
Or:
Malamud, C., Historia de América, Madrid, Alianza editorial, 2010.
Monographic part. One of the following books:
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Idolatria e identità creola. Le cronache andine tra Cinquecento e Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2007.
-Guarnieri Calò Carducci, L., Il Perù nella storia e nella storiografia, Roma, Bulzoni, 2013.
-Livi Bacci, M., Conquista. La distruzione degli indios americani, Roma, Carocci, 2013.
-Klein, H., Il commercio atlantico degli schiavi, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
-Nocera, R., Stati Uniti e America latina dal 1823 a oggi, Roma, Carocci, 2009.
Type of evaluation
Oral exam