Curriculum
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Seminars led by students will be held during the course, and they will be based on books and materials provided by the Professor. The seminars will focus on:
- United States, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- the Roman Republic of 1849, considered as a "global case".
The texts listed are also available in Kindle format.
Students can also choose texts in Italian, but the course, PowerPoint presentations, and exams will be held in English.
Text adopted
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (One mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
c) Seminar activity.
Every attending student can prepare a PPT of the text chosen in the B Section and discuss it with the Professor and the colleagues (Minimum 12 slides).
In this case, the student will prepare for the exams only the mandatory manual (Section A).
The student can also choose to discuss the PPT with the Professor directly at the exam.
In this case the PPT must be sent to the Professor one week before the exam.
Syllabus for the not attending students.
Texts adopted.
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (Two mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
Programme
The course will explore the history of the "long nineteenth century" (1789-1914), placing the study of the Italian unification process within the broader international context. Thanks to new studies on the nineteenth-century, it will be possible to have a comprehensive reading of the events surrounding nations and empires in the Age of Revolutions.Seminars led by students will be held during the course, and they will be based on books and materials provided by the Professor. The seminars will focus on:
- United States, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- the Roman Republic of 1849, considered as a "global case".
The texts listed are also available in Kindle format.
Students can also choose texts in Italian, but the course, PowerPoint presentations, and exams will be held in English.
Core Documentation
Syllabus for the attending studentsText adopted
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (One mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
c) Seminar activity.
Every attending student can prepare a PPT of the text chosen in the B Section and discuss it with the Professor and the colleagues (Minimum 12 slides).
In this case, the student will prepare for the exams only the mandatory manual (Section A).
The student can also choose to discuss the PPT with the Professor directly at the exam.
In this case the PPT must be sent to the Professor one week before the exam.
Syllabus for the not attending students.
Texts adopted.
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (Two mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
Attendance
Attendance is optional, but highly recommended, as laboratory and practical activities are included in the exam.Type of evaluation
Learning is assessed through an oral exam and it will cover the entire syllabus, including a discussion of the student's PPT (for attending students who don't present the PPT during the course, and for not attending students). teacher profile teaching materials
Seminars led by students will be held during the course, and they will be based on books and materials provided by the Professor. The seminars will focus on:
- United States, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- the Roman Republic of 1849, considered as a "global case".
The texts listed are also available in Kindle format.
Students can also choose texts in Italian, but the course, PowerPoint presentations, and exams will be held in English.
Text adopted
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (One mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
c) Seminar activity.
Every attending student can prepare a PPT of the text chosen in the B Section and discuss it with the Professor and the colleagues (Minimum 12 slides).
In this case, the student will prepare for the exams only the mandatory manual (Section A).
The student can also choose to discuss the PPT with the Professor directly at the exam.
In this case the PPT must be sent to the Professor one week before the exam.
Syllabus for the not attending students.
Texts adopted.
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (Two mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
Programme
The course will explore the history of the "long nineteenth century" (1789-1914), placing the study of the Italian unification process within the broader international context. Thanks to new studies on the nineteenth-century, it will be possible to have a comprehensive reading of the events surrounding nations and empires in the Age of Revolutions.Seminars led by students will be held during the course, and they will be based on books and materials provided by the Professor. The seminars will focus on:
- United States, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- the Roman Republic of 1849, considered as a "global case".
The texts listed are also available in Kindle format.
Students can also choose texts in Italian, but the course, PowerPoint presentations, and exams will be held in English.
Core Documentation
Syllabus for the attending studentsText adopted
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (One mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
c) Seminar activity.
Every attending student can prepare a PPT of the text chosen in the B Section and discuss it with the Professor and the colleagues (Minimum 12 slides).
In this case, the student will prepare for the exams only the mandatory manual (Section A).
The student can also choose to discuss the PPT with the Professor directly at the exam.
In this case the PPT must be sent to the Professor one week before the exam.
Syllabus for the not attending students.
Texts adopted.
a) General part (Mandatory manual).
Christopher A. Bayly, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey (Usa), 2004.
b) Seminar section (Two mandatory text between the following).
Alessandro Bonvini, Risorgimento atlantico. I patrioti italiani e la lotta internazionale per le libertà, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2022.
Holly Case, The age of questions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020.
Antonio De Francesco, Repubbliche atlantiche. Una storia globale delle pratiche rivoluzionarie 1776-1804, Raffaele Cortina Editore, Milano 2022.
Giuseppe Monsagrati, Roma senza il Papa. La Repubblica Romana del 1849, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2014.
Maurizio Isabella, Risorgimento in Exile: Italian Émigrés and the Liberal International in the Post-Napoleonic Era, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of Revolutions, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023.
Jonathan Israel, The expanding blaze. How the American Revolution ignited the world, 1775-1848, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2017.
Attendance
Attendance is optional, but highly recommended, as laboratory and practical activities are included in the exam.Type of evaluation
Learning is assessed through an oral exam and it will cover the entire syllabus, including a discussion of the student's PPT (for attending students who don't present the PPT during the course, and for not attending students).