CONTEMPORARY HISTORY IV C

Course objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course addresses the history of communism from a global perspective, from its origins in the catastrophe of World War I, through the clash with Nazi-fascism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR and the emergence of China as a global superpower.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of Contemporary History from the 19th and 20th centuries is a prerequisite.
Books
Silvio Pons, La Rivoluzione Globale. Storia del Comunismo Internazionale, Einaudi, Torino, 2012 Silvio Pons, I comunisti italiani e gli altri. Visioni e legami internazionali nel mondo del Novecento, Einaudi, Torino, 2021. Guido Samarani, Sofia Graziani, La Cina rossa. Storia del partito comunista cinese, Laterza, Roma, 2023. Marco Di Maggio, La sinistra in Italia dopo il Pci. Rifondazione comunista, gli antagonisti della globalizzazione e il centrosinistra, Carocci, 2025
Teaching mode
oral
Frequency
Libera
Exam mode
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Lesson mode
Frontal lessons
  • Lesson code1024831
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseHistorical Studies
  • CurriculumStoria moderna e contemporanea (Percorso valido anche ai fini del rilascio del doppio titolo italo-francese)
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDM-STO/04
  • CFU6