- Docente: David William Ellwood
- Credits: 10
- SSD: SPS/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (cod. 8042)
Learning outcomes
The course offers a general introduction to the history of intermnational relations from 1870 to the present day. PArticular themes include the impact of the European imperial heritage on contemporary politics, European-American relations, globalisation as a historical phenomenon. A special week at the end of the course is dedicated to the use of film as a source for the study of international history, with some examples.
Course contents
PROGRAMME
1ST WEEK: the inheritance of imperialsim
2ND WEEK: the Great WAr and Versailles
3RD WEEK: the totalitarians and the international system
4TH WEEK: the Second World WAr
5TH WEEK: reconstruction 1945-55
6TH WEEK: the Cold WAr
7TH WEEK: Europe's integration
8TH WEEK: Italy - Europe's frontier or bridge ?
9TH WEEK: Globalisation and history
10TH WEEK: From 9/11 to the present
Readings/Bibliography
-H. A. KISSINGER, L'arte della diplomazia, Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, 2004
-ANDREAS HILLGRUBER, La distruzione dell'Europa. La Germania e l'epoca delle guerre mondiali. (1914-1945), Bologna, Il Mulino, 1991
(OR ALTERNATIVELY:
-ANDREAS HILLGRUBER, Storia della Seconda guerra mondiale, Bari, Laterza, 1994)
-R.J.OVERY, Crisi tre le due Guerre mondiali 1919-39, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998 (inc. the documents)
-DAVID ELLWOOD, L'Europa ricostruita. Politica ed economia tra Stati Uniti ed Europa Occidentale, 1945-1955, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1994
-GIUSEPPE MAMMARELLA, Destini incrociati.Europa e Stati Uniti, Bologna, Mulino, (any edition)
-JOSEPH SMITH, La guerra fredda, Bologna, Mulino, 2000
(or alternatively:
- JOHN LAMBERTON HARPER, The Cold War, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011
- FEDERICO ROMERO, Storia della Guerra Fredda. L'ultimo conflitto per l'Europa, Torino, Einaudi, 2009
-J.W.YOUNG, Cold War Europe, A Political History, London, Arnold, 1991)
MARK GILBERT, Storia politica dell'integrazione europea. Laterza 2005
-DAVID REYNOLDS, Britannia Over-ruled. British Politics and World Power in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge, CUP, 1991
-SERGIO ROMANO, Guida alla politica estera italiana, Milano, Rizoli, 1993
-ANTONIO VARSORI, L'Italia nelle Relazioni internazionali dal 1943 al 1992, Bari, Laterza, 1998
-VALDEVIT GIAMPAOLO, I volti della potenza: gli Stati Uniti e la politica internazionale nel Novecento, Roma, CArocci, 2004
-RITA DI LEO, Il primato americano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999
- ROBSON, S., La prima guerra mondiale, Il Mulino 2007
- SCHREIBER, G. La seconda guerra mondiale, Il Mulino 2007
- MAMMARELLA, G. Europa e Stati Uniti dopo la guerra fredda, Il Mulino 2010
Teaching methods
Formal lecture sessions, with ample use of internet, film and
television material. Student participation by way of
questions/comments is most welcome.
Assessment methods
The exam for 10 credits is based on the study of 4 books. These
must include one of the two basic texts, plus three from the course
bibliography. Choice of these three is free, as long as one is in
Italian.
Those who need fewer credits should consult the lecturer.
The exam will be written if those signed up for any particular
session are more than 50, oral if fewer.
Teaching tools
Basic Texts:
-G. FORMIGONI, Storia della politica internazionale nell'età contemporanea, Bologna, Mulino (any edition)
ENNIO DI NOLFO, Dagli imperi militari agli imperi tecnologici, Bari, Laterza, 2002
Office hours
See the website of David William Ellwood