HISTORY OF CENTRAL EUROPE
(objectives)
In the course the main lines that identify the contents of the modern age from the XV century to the first half of the XVII with preliminary attention to the historiographic categories, to the interpretative orientations, to the sources and the instruments proper of the discipline will be analyzed and discussed. The educational objective is to offer students solid foundations for acquiring a cognitive and critical familiarity with the "general history" of the modern age and in particular that linked to the events that have characterized the geopolitical area of central Europe (Bohemia , Hungary, Rzeczpospolita (Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania), principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire. The lessons will focus mainly on the following topics: Europe and its interrelation with non-European worlds; Crisis and identity of Italy and modern Europe; The ancient regime society: classes and classes; Economic models: the land, work, finance and the market in the modern age; Political systems and their dynamics: empire, monarchies and republics; Family and demography. A special and in-depth examination of the diplomatic relations between the Holy See and continental and center Europe will be made. Students will be able to understand the historical-political evolution of the central-eastern states during the modern age. 1)applying knowledge and understanding; Through the classroom discussion, individual study and, with the possible research carried out by study groups, students will be able to develop research projects, also by resorting to the examination of unpublished sources to be submitted to the judgment of the teacher and of those attending seminar meetings. 2)making judgements; Students will be able to analyze and synthesize original texts and documents they will be able to make independent judgments 3)communication skills; Attending students will have to present the results of the recommended and agreed critical readings at the beginning of the lessons, suitably integrated also by web searches. 4)learning skills The verification of the acquired knowledge will serve to highlight and fill any previous gaps.
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Teacher
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DE CAPRIO Francesca
(syllabus)
The Turkish problem in Europe between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries The educational objective of the general course is the history of central and eastern Europe during the long modern age. Furthermore, an interdisciplinary seminar (historical, geographical and literary subjects) will be held during the course to facilitate the understanding of the phenomena covered. At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1) briefly present the topics covered; 2) autonomously interpret the main events over the centuries and in the geographical areas covered; 3) understand the interdisciplinary links necessary to follow the evolution of the period and of the geographical areas covered
(reference books)
A History of Modern Poland From the Foundation of the State in the First World War to the Present Day Di Hans Roos, Hans Otto Meissner · 1966 Poland: A Modern History Paperback – October 30, 2012 by Anita Prazmowska God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795 Paperback – May 31, 2005 by Norman Davies
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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