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| Aims:
To teach Italian economic, social and political history from Unification to the First World War in the context of European and international developments.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, students will be familiar with the main developments in Italian history 1960-1914, have developed critical and analytical skills for an understanding of the study of history, and be familiar with essential political terminology in Italian.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning and language skills are developed in this unit.
Content:
The unification of Italy. The difficult construction of a sense of nationhood. Political liberalism and the emergence of the transformist variant of parliamentary politics. The division between 'legal Italy' and 'real Italy' in the nineteenth century. Industrialisation and the emergence of organised labour. Political Catholicism, anarchism and socialism. Economic liberalism and protectionism. The rise of nationalism. Italy between neutrality and intervention.
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