The course offers an analysis of the history of the peoples and states of the Balkan peninsula in the contemporary age. The aim is to provide the tools to understand the cultural richness of the Balkans, the major political and historiographical issues that have characterized the development of the region from the 19th to the 21st century, in the context of international politics with particular attention to the conflicts that have marked the Twentieth century.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Egidio Ivetic, I Balcani dopo i Balcani. Eredità e identità, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2015
Oliver Jens Schmitt, I Balcani nel Novecento. Una storia postimperiale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2021
Students enrolled in the previous system (8 CFU exam) are invited to contact the professor to arrange supplementary readings.
Mutuazione: 21810692 STORIA DEI BALCANI IN ETÀ CONTEMPORANEA: MODERNIZZAZIONE, GLOBALIZZAZIONE, CONFLITTI in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 R A - Z D'ALESSANDRI ANTONIO
Programma
Introduction: The Balkans and the European Turkey; Geography, people, economy and society; The Great Powers, the Balkans e the national awakening; The end of the Ottoman power and the nation building and state building; The new century, its development and the consequences on the South-east Europe: The Balkan Wars: the end of the Risorgimento phase and the start of a new political vision: nationalism and imperialism; The World War One and its consequences; Peace, war and the Balkans in the New Europe; New Borders, new states and new people also? The interwar years the first massive modernization in the Balkans; A new ruler: the Third Reich; crisis and war; The establishment of a communist rule in the Balkan countries: the birth of a new world? Between Stalin ad Tito; The Seventieth and the eighties: stabilization and stagnation; the fall of the communist regimes and the hard transition.Testi Adottati
6 CFU Program:Egidio Ivetic, I Balcani dopo i Balcani. Eredità e identità, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2015
Oliver Jens Schmitt, I Balcani nel Novecento. Una storia postimperiale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2021
Students enrolled in the previous system (8 CFU exam) are invited to contact the professor to arrange supplementary readings.
Modalità Erogazione
Lectures with the active participation of students in discussions about the topics of the course.Modalità Frequenza
Attendance is strongly recommended but it is not mandatory.Modalità Valutazione
Oral examination, composed of various questions, to evaluate the assimilation of the course's content. The assessment will take into account the knowledge of the course topics, the clarity of presentation and the critical skills of the students.