GLOBAL HISTORY, THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Anno accademico 2018/2019 - 1° anno- GLOBAL HISTORY: Giuseppa Di Gregorio
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: Agata Daniela Melfa
SSD
- M-STO/04 - Storia contemporanea
- SPS/13 - Storia e istituzioni dell'Africa
Semestre: 1° e 2°
Obiettivi formativi
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Students will acquire approaches, methods and contents of global history. They will be able to situate the history of the Middle East in relation to Europe and to apprehend the internal dynamics of development
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Students will acquire approaches, methods and contents of global history. They will be able to situate the history of the Middle East in relation to Europe and to apprehend the internal dynamics of development
Modalità di svolgimento dell'insegnamento
- GLOBAL HISTORY
LF/P
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Il corso prevede lezioni frontali con uso di materiale iconografico, cartografico, video e documentario, nonché presentazioni di paper da parte degli studenti.
Prerequisiti richiesti
- GLOBAL HISTORY
No
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Conoscenze storiche e geografiche di base del Nord Africa e del Medio Oriente, nonchè elementi introduttivi sull'islam necessari a inquadrare i processi esaminati.
Frequenza lezioni
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Monday- Tuesday-Wendsday 12,00/14,00
Compulsory attendance.
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Obbligatoria
Contenuti del corso
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Global History - World History – Transnational History - Internationalism - International Relations, Global Institutions. Empires - Imperialism - Decolonisation - Nationalism - Nation states –Politics and Religion – European Union Foreign Policy - Migration – Human Rights .
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Il corso ripercorre le principali tappe della storia del Medio Oriente e del Nord Africa dall'invasione francese dell'Egitto (1798) alla fine del XX secolo. Gli sviluppi a livello locale e regionale saranno messi in relazione ai processi globali e i principali temi trattati saranno la "modernizzazione difensiva", l'imperialismo, le lotte di liberazione nazionale, la costruzione dello Stato-nazione e i conflitti contemporanei. Particolare attenzione sarà rivolta alle ideologie politiche come modernismo, panarabismo, islamismo, socialismo.
Testi di riferimento
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Norman Lowe, Mastering Modern World History, Palgrave Master Series, New York 2013, 5th edition.
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
James L. Gelvin, The Modern Middle East. A History, New York-Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011 (3rd edition).
Programmazione del corso
| GLOBAL HISTORY | |||
| Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHAT IS GLOBAL HISTORY | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 2 | TRANSNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HISTORY | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 3 | COMPARATIVE HISTORY | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 4 | THE PROBLEM OF WORLD ORDER | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 5 | AFTER I WORLD WAR: LEAGUE OF NATIONS | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 6 | EMPIRES AND NEW IMPERIALISM | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 7 | THE MANDATE SYSTEM | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 8 | SELF DETERMINATION AND INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 9 | THE STRUGGLE OVER SOVEREGNITY | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 10 | LEGITIMATION CRISIS WORLD ORDER | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 11 | STATEHOOD AND DECOLONIZATION | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
| 12 | THE ORGANIZATION OF UNITED NATION | Selection of chapters and scientific journal articles | |
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| Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | ||
| 1 | The advent of the modern age | ||
| 2 | The process of modernisation in the 19th century | ||
| 3 | Constitutionalism | ||
| 4 | Imperialism | ||
| 5 | WWI and the Middle East state system | ||
| 6 | National movements | ||
| 7 | The process of state and nation building | ||
| 8 | The birth of modern Turkey | ||
| 9 | The Arab-Israeli conflict | ||
| 10 | Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood | ||
| 11 | Nasser's regime and ideology (Socialism, Pan-Arabism, anti-imperialism) | ||
| 12 | Libya from Idris to Qadhafi | ||
| 13 | Neocolonialism and anti-imperialist polices | ||
| 14 | The Iranian Revolution | ||
| 15 | Sadat's Egypt | ||
Verifica dell'apprendimento
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Oral Exams, presentations, written papers.
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates. The final exam will also count towards overall assessment.
Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti
- GLOBAL HISTORY
Questions will be related to the topics of the course with specific attention to the methodogical approaches of Global History.
- THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
What did the nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 represent for the Middle East and Western Powers?
Describe the main measures implemented by neo-independent states in order to get rid of European influence.
When did political Islam emerge in the Muslim world? What are the internal and international causes that contributed to its rise? What are its main trends?