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Modern Italy since Unification - ARTS3784
Scientia

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Humanities
 
 
Course Outline: School of Humanities Courses 2012
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 24 units of credit in the History or European Studies streams or 72 uoc overall
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Subject Area: European Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: History

Analysis focuses on the crises of the Italian state from Unification in 1861 to the collapse of Christian Democrat hegemony and the anti-corruption campaigns of the 1900s. Special attention will be paid to the Risorgimento, as well as to Italy under Fascism. Long-term social issues will be examined, such as the history of the Mafia, migration, the problem of the mezzogiorno, regionalism and Italy's uneven economic development. Italy's relative poverty and the historic fragility of nationalist aspirations will be emphasised, but not at the expense of Italy's 'economic miracle' and its contemporary role within the EU. Discussion material will include film and literary sources.

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