UMBR PSIT 350 - History and Politics of Modern Italy

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course has been designed to review and examine the modern political history of Italy from Unification to the end of the Second World War. The main areas of focus will be: the difficult struggle for independence and the state building process, the substantial problems the liberal state faced in trying to generate mass loyalty after unification, the rise of fascism after the First World War, and the establishment and consolidation of the fascist state after 1922. Particular attention will be paid to key issues such as the concept of nation, modern political ideologies, Church-State relationships, the North-South divide, the crucial alliance between fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, as well as the emergence of an anti-fascist Resistance Movement. http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute AUC Designation: Cl

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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