Required texts: 
Christopher Duggan.  A Short History of Italy. 
Giuseppe di Lampedusa. The Leopard.
Lucy Riall, "Garibaldi and the South," Italy in the 19th Century, ed. John Davis. 
Donna Gabaccia, "Italian History and Gli Italiani nel mondo," Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 
Carlo Levi. Christ Stopped at Eboli. 
Bruno Wanrooij, "Italian Society Under Fascism," Liberal and Fascist Italy, ed. Adrian Lyttelton. 
Susan Zuccotti.  Italians and the Holocaust.
Patrick McCarthy.  Italy Since 1945. 

Film: Il Duce, Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

Format: 
 Reading for this course is essential to promoting good class discussions and the assignments must be done every week according to the schedule listed on this syllabus.  Please bring whatever texts we are reading to every class meeting and come prepared with comments or questions on the assigned material. 

Writing: 
Three analytical essays based on the reading material on topics to be assigned are required of each student. These position papers must be double spaced with textual references typed on a separate endnote page.  The deadlines for these writing assignments are listed on the syllabus.  No late work will be accepted except for special circumstances or with a note from your class dean.  You must make arrangements with me to make up an assignment. See some comments on writing history papers and the History Department's Research and Style Guide on The History Homepage. 

Grading: 
Papers will be graded for depth, accuracy, insight, and use of evidence.  Grading will be based on the following point scale: 45 points for papers; 20 points for midterm examination; 20 points for final examination; 15 points for class participation. 

Assignments: 
September  4  Italy, "A Geographic Expression"

Sep 8, 9, 11  Geographical Determinants, Disunity and Conflict
C. Duggan, A Short History of Italy, chapters 1, 2, 3 
Carlo Levi, Christ Stopped at Eboli,  chapter 1 

Sep 15, 16, 18  From the French Revolution and Napoleon to the Risorgimento 
A Short History of Italy, chapters 4, 5 
Lucy Riall, "Garibaldi and the South," Italy in the 19th Century, ed. John Davis 

Sep 22, 23, 25  The Leopards and the Jackals
Di Lampedusa, The Leopard
See study questions on E-Res

Sep 29, 30, Oct 2 The Social Question and the South
A Short History of Italy, chapter 6 
Di Lampedusa, The Leopard

Oct 6, 7, 9 Emigration and Social Unrest 
A Short History of Italy, chapter 7, up to pg. 188 
D. Gabaccia, "Italian History and Gli Italiani nel mondo" 

Oct 13, 14 Columbus Day Weekend 

Oct 16 Examination 

Oct 20, 21, 23 World War I and the Rise of Fascism
A Short History of Italy, chapters 7, 8 
Il Duce [video] 

Oct 27, 28, 30 Mussolini’s Italy 
Bruno Wanrooij, "Italian Society Under Fascism," Liberal and Fascist Italy
C. Levi, Christ Stopped at Eboli,  1-7, 9-14, 20, 22, 24-25 
See study questions on E-Res
 

Nov 3, 4, 6  Resistance to Fascism: 
 Mussolini and the Jews 
A Short History of Italy, chapter 8 
S. Zuccotti, Italians and the Holocaust, 1-6 
Study questions on Italians and the Holocaust [E-Res] 
Garden of the Finzi-Continis [video] 

Nov 10, 11, 13  Resistance and Creation of the Republic
A Short History of Italy, chapter 9 to p. 244 
S. Zuccotti, Italians and the Holocaust,  9-10, 13 
Study questions on Italians and the Holocaust [E-Res] 

Nov 17, 18, 20   Italy's Postwar Economic Miracle 
A Short History of Italy, chapter 9 
Vera Zamagni, "Evolution of the Economy," chapter 2 of Italy Since 1945

Nov 24, 25 The Church and Popular Culture in Postwar Italy
Stephen Gundle, "Memory and Identity," chap. 9 of  Italy Since 1945
Patrick McCarthy, "The Church in Postwar Italy, chap. 6 of  Italy Since 1945

Nov 26 - 28 Thanksgiving Break 

Dec 1, 2, 4 Italy and the Postwar World
Giovanni Pasquino, "Political Development," and John Harper, "Italy and the World",  chapters 3 and 4 of Italy Since 1945

Dec 8, 9  The Mafia, Sport and Italian Culture
Stefano Pivato, "Sport," chap 8, and Salvatore Lupo, "The Mafia," chapter 7 of  Italy Since 1945

December 18 Final Examination