Schedule of Topics
August
30 Introduction. Italy in the Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon. B: 1-31; Riall: 4-10.
September
1 The Congress of Vienna and the Restoration. I. Northern Italy: The Kingdom of Sardinia and Austrian controlled Lombardy and Venetia. B: 1-31. Riall: 10-15, 53-71.
6 II. Central Italy: Tuscany and the Papal States. B: 1-31. Riall: 10-15, 53-71.
8 III. The Kingdom of Naples. B: 1-31. Riall: 10-15, 53-71.
13 Mazzini, Garibaldi and the First Revolutionaries I. B: 32-82; MS: 11-16; Riall 15-20.
15 Mazzini, Garibaldi and the First Revolutionaries II. B: 32-82; MS: 11-16; Riall 15-20.
20 The Revolutions of 1848. B: 83-101. Riall: 20-25.
22 Liberalism in Piedmont and the rise of Cavour. B: 102-113, MS: 17-24, Riall: 25-36.
23 Mazzini, Cavour and the War against Austria. B: 114-125; MS: 17-24, Riall 25-36.
27 Garibaldi and the Unification of North and South. B: 114-125; MS: 17-24, Riall: 25-36, The Leopard.
29 The New Italian Kingdom. I. The Political and Constitutional Structure. B: 125-149; MS 27-55; S: 1-12, Riall:147-160, The Leopard.
October
4 Movie: The Leopard.
6 Movie: The Leopard.
11 II. Economy and Society. B: 125-149; MS: 27-55, Riall 37-52, 72-116.
13 Mid-term Exam
18 The First Decade: 1861-1871. B: 150-162; MS: 59-92.
20 The Fall of the "Right;" Depretis and the “Trasformismo”. B: 163-177; MS: 95-120; S: 13-33.
25 Francesco Crispi. MS: 123-170.
27 The Crisis of the End of the Century. MS: 171-188.
28 The First “Take off” of Italian Economy: The Emergence of the “Industrial Triangle.”
November
3 Giolitti and "Giolittismo". MS: 191-199; S: 102-114.
8 New Forces: Political Catholicism, Socialism, and Nationalism. MS: 200-206; S: 34-10
10 Emigration and the Southern Question. MS: 206-216.
15 The Foreign Policy of the new Kingdom, the Conquest of Libya. MS: 235-249.
17 The Crisis of the Giolittian System. MS: 225-232; 249-254; S: 117-169.
22 Italy and the World War. 1914: Neutrality. MS: 255-260.
29 1915: Italy enters the conflict: The Hope for a Short War. MS: 260-267.
December
1 The Long War. Conclusions. MS: 271-276.