Required texts: 
Christopher Duggan.  A Short History of Italy 
Giuseppe di Lampedusa. The Leopard
Susan Zuccotti.  Italians and the Holocaust  [chapters on E-Res]
Carlo Levi. Christ Stopped at Eboli
Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
Patrick McCarthy, "The Church," in P. McCarthy, ed., Italy Since 1945  [on E-Res]
John Harper, "Italy and the World" in P. McCarthy, ed., Italy Since 1945 [on E-Res]

Films: The Leopard, History in Action: Il Duce, Night of the Shooting Stars

Format: 
You should expect to read all of the material on this syllabus in advance of the discussion of the topics as listed.  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 must be double-spaced with textual references included.  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 the History Department's Research and Style Guide on the History homepage for formatting and citation style. 

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

Assignments:  [E-Res password: duce]

August 31  Italy, A Geographic Expression

Sep 2 Geographical Determinants, Disunity and Conflict
A Short History of Italy, chapter 1 

Sep 5 - 9  From the French Revolution to the Risorgimento 
A Short History of Italy, ch. 3 (pp. 75-86 only), ch. 4 (pp. 87-97 only), ch. 4 to p. 116

Sep 12 - 16 Cavour and Garibaldi
Di Lampedusa, The Leopard, parts 1, 2
A Short History of Italy, ch 5 to 133

Sep 19 - 23 The Leopards and the Jackals
A Short History of Italy, chapter 5 to p. 142
The Leopard, parts 3-5, and 6-7

Sep 23 Paper due on the Risorgimento

Sep 26 - 30 Emigration and Social Unrest 
A Short History of Italy, chapter 6 
Christ Stopped at Eboli, ch. 1 and ch. 13

Oct 3 - 5 Giolitti and the First World War
A Short History of Italy, ch. 7

Oct 7 Examination

Oct 10 Columbus Day Weekend 

Oct 12 - 14 The First World War and Rise of Fascism
A Short History of Italy, ch. 8 
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist, ch. 1 - 2
Il Duce [video] 

Oct 17 - 21 Mussolini’s Italy 
Christ Stopped at Eboli,  2-7, 9-12, 24-25 
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist, ch. 3-7

Oct 24 - 28 Mussolini and the Jews 
Italians and the Holocaust, ch. 2-6 [E-res]
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist, ch. 8-9

Oct 28 Paper due on Mussolini's Italy

Oct 31 - Nov 4  From Holocaust to Resistance
P. Levi, Survival in Auschwitz

Nov 7 - 11   Fascism's Legacy  
Benito Mussolini: The First Fascist, ch. 9 - 10
Italians and the Holocaust, ch. 13
Night of the Shooting Stars [film]

Nov 14 - 22 Economic Miracle and Social Transformation
Patrick McCarthy, "The Church in Postwar Italy, ch. 6 of  Italy Since 1945
A Short History of Italy, chapter 9  to p. 269

Nov 23 - 25 Thanksgiving Break 

Nov 28 - Dec 2 Italy and the Postwar World
John Harper, "Italy and the World",  ch. 4 of Italy Since 1945
A Short History of Italy, chapter 9  to end

Dec 5 Conclusion/ Paper due on postwar Italy

Take-home examination