20711193 - early modern history

The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge of general history, especially European in its global connections, between the 15th and the first half of the 19th century. Furthermore, students will have to acquire the analytical and methodological tools necessary for both the understanding and the critical discussion of the main factors underlying the construction of the so-called "Western modernity".
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Core Documentation


One between:
L. Mascilli Migliorini, L'età moderna. Una storia globale, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2020
F. Benigno, L'età moderna, Dalla scoperta dell'America alla Restaurazione, Laterza

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


Type of evaluation

For attending and non-attending students, the examination consists of: a written test. An oral examination is only possible for students who have scored at least 18 in the written examination and who wish to improve their grade.