Schedule of Topics
August
29 Introduction. Italy in the Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon. Riall: 4-10; Making of Italy: 13-18
31 The Congress of Vienna and the Restoration. I. Northern Italy: The Kingdom of Sardinia and Austrian controlled Lombardy and Venetia. Riall: 10-15, 53-71; Making of Italy: 18-37.
September
5 II. Central Italy: Tuscany and the Papal States. Riall: 10-15, 53-71; The Making of Italy: 18-37.
7 III. The Kingdom of Naples. Riall: 10-15, 53-71; Making of Italy: 18-37.
12 Mazzini, Garibaldi and the First Revolutionaries I. MS: 11-16; Riall 15-20; The Making of Italy: 37-56.
14 Mazzini, Garibaldi and the First Revolutionaries II.. MS: 11-16; Riall 15-20; The Making of Italy: 37-56.
19 The Revolutions of 1848. Riall: 20-25; Making of Italy: 110-166.
21 Liberalism in Piedmont and the rise of Cavour. MS: 17-24, Riall: 25-36; The Making of Italy: 166-214.
26 Mazzini, Cavour and the War against Austria. MS: 17-24, Riall 25-36. The Making of Italy: 214-276.
28 Garibaldi and the Unification of North and South. MS: 17-24, Riall: 25-36, The Leopard; The Making of Italy:307-335.
October
3 The New Italian Kingdom. I. The Political and Constitutional Structure. MS 27-55; S: 1-12, Riall:147-160, The Leopard.
5 Movie: The Leopard.
8 Movie: The Leopard.
10 II. Economy and Society. MS: 27-55, Riall 37-52, 72-116.
12 Mid-term Exam
17 The First Decade: 1861-1871. MS: 59-92.
19 The Fall of the "Right;" Depretis and the “Trasformismo”. MS: 95-120; S: 13-33.
24 Francesco Crispi. MS: 123-170.
27 The Crisis of the End of the Century. MS: 171-188.
November
2 The First “Take off” of Italian Economy: The Emergence of the “Industrial Triangle.”
7 Giolitti and "Giolittismo". MS: 191-199; S: 102-114.
9 New Forces: Political Catholicism, Socialism, and Nationalism. MS: 200-206; S: 34-10
14 Emigration and the Southern Question. MS: 206-216.
16 The Foreign Policy of the new Kingdom, the Conquest of Libya. MS: 235-249.
21 The Crisis of the Giolittian System. MS: 225-232; 249-254; S: 117-169.
28 Italy and the World War. 1914: Neutrality. MS: 255-260.
30 1915: Italy enters the conflict: The Hope for a Short War. MS: 260-267. The Long War. Conclusions. MS: 271-276.