20711193 - early modern history

The aim of the course is, on the one hand, to provide students with a basic understanding of general history—particularly European history in its global context—from the 15th century to the first half of the 19th century; and, on the other hand, to equip students with the analytical and methodological tools necessary for understanding and critically discussing the main factors underlying the development of so-called “Western modernity.”
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Mutuazione: 20711193 Storia moderna (per altri cdl) in Storia, territorio e società globale L-42 R TUDINI FLAVIA

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.

Core Documentation

All students will have to study

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

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