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Contemporary History (i+p) - II MODULO PARTE (P) (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S02147
Teacher
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Contemporary History (i+p) - II MODULO PARTE (P) of the course Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
- Contemporary History (p) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Period
Semestrino IIA, Semestrino IIB
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Learning outcomes
The principal aim of this class is to analyse the most important questions connected with so called “European Civil War” (1915-1945) and with the legacy produced by this event inside European context after the end of IIWW.
Program
Program: a) political, cultural and military history of IWW, b) the crisis of European democracy after the end of IWW, c) the origins of Fascism and Nazism, d) the Cold War: political and cultural impact on European societies.
References
1. one book among: T. Detti-G. Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, II, Il novecento, Bruno Mondadori, 2002, A.M. Banti, L’Età contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, 2011.
2.one book among:
A Varsori, Radioso maggio. Come l’Italia entrò in guerra, Il Mulino, 2015.
E. Traverso, A ferro e a fuoco. La guerra civile europea (1914-1945), Il Mulino, 2007.
J. Chapoutot, Controllare e distruggere. Fascismo, nazismo e regimi autoritari in Europa (1928-1945), Einaudi, 2015.
F. Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, 2009.
Examination Methods
Erasmus and overseas student can choose between written and oral examination. They can use books in foreign languages (English, French and Spanish).
