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HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1212100030
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
EQF6
POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
2021/2022



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
LUCA CASTAGNA T Curriculum
ALFONSO CONTE Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE HAS THE GOAL TO DEEPEN THE US HISTORY UNDERLININING HOW THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN NATION HAS INFLUENCED THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE CONTEMPORARY AGE.
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN FACTS CONCERNING THE CONTEMPORARY AGE IS REQUIRED TO THIS COURSE.
Contents
THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE MOST RELEVANT PHASES OF THE US HISTORY, STARTING FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW AMERICAN NATION TO THE WINNING OF THE BIPOLAR CONFRONTATION AT THE END OF THE 1980S, UP TO THE TURBULENT CONDITION OF "UNIPOLARITY" IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE XXI CENTURY.
LESSONS WILL BE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
- ORIGINS AND FOUNDATIONS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY (5 H);
- THE CONTINENTAL EMPIRE (6 H);
- THE MANIFEST DESTINY (4 H);
- THE RISING GLOBAL EMPIRE FROM MCKINLEY TO F.D. ROOSEVELT (8 H);
- THE AMERICAN CENTURY (8 H);
- AFTER THE COLD WAR: A POST-AMERICAN ERA? (4 H);
- BIDEN'S AMERICA - INSIGHT SEMINAR (5 H).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE IS STRUCTURED IN THEMATIC TRADITIONAL LESSONS WITH SUPPORT TOOLS LIKE SLIDES AND CLASS ACTIVITIES (GROUP REPORTS AND DEBATES). MOREOVER, SEMINARS AND INSIGHTS WILL BE HELD MAINLY ON THE US FOREIGN POLICY AND ON THE US DEMOCRACY AS A "MODEL".
Verification of learning
WRITTEN IN-COURSE TESTS AND ORAL FINAL EXAMINATION.
Texts
M. DEL PERO, LIBERTÀ E IMPERO. GLI STATI UNITI E IL MONDO, 1776-2016, LATERZA, ROMA-BARI, NEWEST EDITION.
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