Unit Code:	HIS2MMI
Alternative Unit Code:	HIS3MMI
Unit Short Title:	MAKING OF MODERN ITALY
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this unit students will study the history of modern Italy from the creation of the modern nation state in the nineteenth century to the country's turbulent twentieth century. Italy will be studied as an example of how far a sense of common national identity can infuse populations that previously lacked it. Texts studied will include historical, literary and film sources. Students completing the unit should develop an understanding both of Italy's internal development and of how Italian experiences related to and were influenced by wider European developments. Students undertaking a major in Italian Studies will read materials and receive tutorials in Italian.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of first year history or 30 credit points of first year Italian or 30 credit points of first year European Studies
Class Requirements:	one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. For a pass in this unit students must normally attend at least 80% of the tutorials
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 1,000-word written paper	20
one 1,500-word essay	30
one 2-hour final exam	40
one 500-word bibliographical exercise	10	Third-year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	Italy since 1800,	Absalom, R.	Longman 1995
Prescribed	The Risorgimento and the unification of Italy,	Beales, D. & Biagini, E. (eds)	Longman 2002
Recommended	History of Italy, 1700-1860,	Woolf, S.	Routledge 1979
Recommended	Modern Italy (1871-1995),	Clark, M.	Longman 1996
Recommended	The Italian Risorgimento: state, society and national unification,	Riall, L.	Routledge 1994
Recommended	Italy in the nineteenth century, 1796-1900,	Davis, J. A.	OUP 2000

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Mr	Antonio	Pagliaro	BUNDOORA	Y