Modern History
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course intends to address the problems related to the political, economic and social dynamics of the early-modern age states from the mid-15th century to the revolutionary age and the new order imposed with the Congress of Vienna. At a methodological level, it is intended to promote a critical reading of historical events and monographs.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Summerize the basic methodological tools, including IT ones, of the historiographical investigation.
- Identify the relationships between philosophy and historical knowledge in the analysis and discussion of texts and problems
- express the concepts learned in a clear and effective way.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- use appropriately the sources, the basic bibliographic and IT tools for historiographic research.
Making judgements
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- interpret the verification of the authenticity of the information found
Learning skills
At the end of the course the student will be able:
- to use the sources and the basic bibliographic and IT tools for historiographic research in an autonomous and appropriate way
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Summerize the basic methodological tools, including IT ones, of the historiographical investigation.
- Identify the relationships between philosophy and historical knowledge in the analysis and discussion of texts and problems
- express the concepts learned in a clear and effective way.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- use appropriately the sources, the basic bibliographic and IT tools for historiographic research.
Making judgements
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- interpret the verification of the authenticity of the information found
Learning skills
At the end of the course the student will be able:
- to use the sources and the basic bibliographic and IT tools for historiographic research in an autonomous and appropriate way
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Course title: From Commonwealthmen to Republicans. Political-religious radicalism within the British imperial space between the Glorious Revolution and the early 19th century
Part 1: Outlines of Early Modern History (1515-1715)
Part 2: From Sovereign Absolutism to the Turn of the 1830s (1715-1830)
Part 3: Ideas and practices of dissidence within the early British Empire
Part 1: Outlines of Early Modern History (1515-1715)
Part 2: From Sovereign Absolutism to the Turn of the 1830s (1715-1830)
Part 3: Ideas and practices of dissidence within the early British Empire
Prerequisites for admission
The course is in fact designed and developed to address students at the beginning of their university career. However, the study of modern history is based on the ability to develop a critical learning of the notions transmitted during the lectures or individual reading of the texts that will be indicated from time to time.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered
through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific
language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic
method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and
knowledge. The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel, which
students are encouraged to consult regularly. In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged.
through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific
language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic
method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and
knowledge. The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel, which
students are encouraged to consult regularly. In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
Programme for 6 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, knowledge of the topics covered in lecture and knowledge of the textbook:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of ONE VOLUME OF YOUR CHOICE between the following two
2. G. P. Romagnani, La società di antico regime (XVI-XVIII centuries). Temi e problemi storiografici, Roma, Carocci, 2010 pp. 221 or Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lessico della storia moderna, Concetti, processi, spazi, Roma, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is instead required, as well as ONE volume of your choice from the following:
3. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
4. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
5. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
6. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
7. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
8. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
9. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
10. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
11. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Programme for 9 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, knowledge of the topics covered in lecture and knowledge of the textbook:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of ONE VOLUME OF YOUR CHOICE between the following two
2. G. P. Romagnani, La società di antico regime (XVI-XVIII centuries). Temi e problemi storiografici, Roma, Carocci, 2010 pp. 221 or Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lessico della storia moderna, Concetti, processi, spazi, Roma, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is instead required, as well as TWO volumes of your choice from the following:
3. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
4. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
5. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
6. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
7. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
8. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
9. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
10. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
11. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Non-attending students:
Programme for 6 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, textbook knowledge:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of TWO VOLUMES
2. Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lexicon of modern history, Concepts, processes, spaces, Rome, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
3. F. Morelli, Il mondo atlantico, Una storia senza confini (secoli xv-xix), Roma, Carocci, 2014, pp. 280
or module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is required in addition to ONE volume of your choice from the following:
4. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
5. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
6. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
7. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
8. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
9. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
10. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
11. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
12. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Programme for 9 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, textbook knowledge:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of TWO VOLUMES
2. Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lexicon of modern history, Concepts, processes, spaces, Rome, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
3. F. Morelli, Il mondo atlantico, Una storia senza confini (secoli xv-xix), Roma, Carocci, 2014, pp. 280
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is required, plus TWO volumes of your choice from the following:
4. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
5. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
6. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
7. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
8. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
9. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
10. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
11. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011.
12. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019.
International or incoming Erasmus students are invited to contact the course lecturer in good time to agree on the examination programme, possibly in English or French.
Programme for 6 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, knowledge of the topics covered in lecture and knowledge of the textbook:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of ONE VOLUME OF YOUR CHOICE between the following two
2. G. P. Romagnani, La società di antico regime (XVI-XVIII centuries). Temi e problemi storiografici, Roma, Carocci, 2010 pp. 221 or Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lessico della storia moderna, Concetti, processi, spazi, Roma, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is instead required, as well as ONE volume of your choice from the following:
3. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
4. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
5. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
6. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
7. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
8. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
9. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
10. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
11. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Programme for 9 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, knowledge of the topics covered in lecture and knowledge of the textbook:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of ONE VOLUME OF YOUR CHOICE between the following two
2. G. P. Romagnani, La società di antico regime (XVI-XVIII centuries). Temi e problemi storiografici, Roma, Carocci, 2010 pp. 221 or Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lessico della storia moderna, Concetti, processi, spazi, Roma, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is instead required, as well as TWO volumes of your choice from the following:
3. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
4. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
5. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
6. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
7. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
8. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
9. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
10. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
11. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Non-attending students:
Programme for 6 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, textbook knowledge:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of TWO VOLUMES
2. Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lexicon of modern history, Concepts, processes, spaces, Rome, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
3. F. Morelli, Il mondo atlantico, Una storia senza confini (secoli xv-xix), Roma, Carocci, 2014, pp. 280
or module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is required in addition to ONE volume of your choice from the following:
4. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
5. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
6. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
7. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
8. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
9. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
10. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
11. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011
12. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019
Programme for 9 cfu:
For part 1 and 2, textbook knowledge:
1. V. Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson, Milan 2019 or later editions.
To which must be added knowledge of TWO VOLUMES
2. Franco Motta, Sabina Pavone, Lexicon of modern history, Concepts, processes, spaces, Rome, Carocci, 2024, pp. 316
3. F. Morelli, Il mondo atlantico, Una storia senza confini (secoli xv-xix), Roma, Carocci, 2014, pp. 280
For module 3, knowledge of the topics of the lectures is required, plus TWO volumes of your choice from the following:
4. G. Abbattista, The American Revolution, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024
5. G. Wood, The Children of Liberty: At the Roots of American Democracy, Florence, Giunti, 1996
6. J. Pocock, Il momento machiavelliano : il pensiero politico fiorentino e la tradizione repubblicana anglosassone, Bologna, il Mulino, 1980 ONLY VOL. 2
7. Anne Dunan-Page, L'expérience puritaine: vies et récits de dissidents, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, les Éditions du Cerf, DL 2017
8. Ducrocq, Myriam-Isabelle, La république de Harrington dans la France des Lumières et de la Révolution, Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, 2022
9. B. Worden, Roundhead reputations : the English Civil War and the passions of posterity, London, Penguin Books, 2002
10. H. Smith, Georgian monarchy: politics and culture, 1714-1760, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
11. E. Andrew, Imperial republics : revolution, war, and territorial expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2011.
12. I. Kramnick, Republicanism and Bourgeois Radicalism : Political Ideology in Late Eighteenth-Century England and America, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019.
International or incoming Erasmus students are invited to contact the course lecturer in good time to agree on the examination programme, possibly in English or French.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Verification of learning can take place in two different ways at the choice of the student:
1. Written intermediate test + final oral test (reserved for frequent participants)
The written intermediate test is made up of closed and part answers and takes place at the end of the second module.
It covers the chronology and the main political events of the period studied and more generally relates to
generally the contents of the textbook. It will be carried out during class time and the result
communicated on Ariel in compliance with privacy regulations. The oral examination relates to the third module and the monographs indicated in the programme. The duration of the latter is approximately 20 minutes. thirtieths). The marks of the two parts are added together, resulting in the final mark.
2. Single oral examination
For all those absent from the written test, knowledge is tested by means of an oral examination
at the end of the course according to the classical procedure. Discussion of the texts and content.
In both cases, the assessment parameters are:
1. the ability to discursively organise knowledge through the use of vocabulary
1. the ability to discursively organise knowledge through the use of specialist vocabulary and full command of the Italian language (approx. 30% of the final grade).
2. The ability to communicate precisely the main knowledge acquired through individual study individual study (approx. 60% of the final grade).
3. The ability to develop critical reasoning with regard to the acquired notions, reinserting them in a historical context. (10%)
1. Written intermediate test + final oral test (reserved for frequent participants)
The written intermediate test is made up of closed and part answers and takes place at the end of the second module.
It covers the chronology and the main political events of the period studied and more generally relates to
generally the contents of the textbook. It will be carried out during class time and the result
communicated on Ariel in compliance with privacy regulations. The oral examination relates to the third module and the monographs indicated in the programme. The duration of the latter is approximately 20 minutes. thirtieths). The marks of the two parts are added together, resulting in the final mark.
2. Single oral examination
For all those absent from the written test, knowledge is tested by means of an oral examination
at the end of the course according to the classical procedure. Discussion of the texts and content.
In both cases, the assessment parameters are:
1. the ability to discursively organise knowledge through the use of vocabulary
1. the ability to discursively organise knowledge through the use of specialist vocabulary and full command of the Italian language (approx. 30% of the final grade).
2. The ability to communicate precisely the main knowledge acquired through individual study individual study (approx. 60% of the final grade).
3. The ability to develop critical reasoning with regard to the acquired notions, reinserting them in a historical context. (10%)
Professor(s)