Reference texts-Books (required): In addition to a reference textbook on modern and contemporary history, the course includes: A. Carteny, "Essays on Italian History (1911-1920): The Nation Who Wanted to Become a Power," Cambridge SP 2025; A.D. Smith, "The Nation in History," Polity 2000. Additional specific materials will be shared during the course

Program: The course includes a methodological introduction to studies of identities and cultures between the West and the East, with general references to modern and contemporary civilizations, and an exploration of political and cultural history through the lens of national and religious minorities in the Eurasian world up to the present day, particularly during their evolution during the 19th and 20th centuries in relations between states and in the international phenomenology of nationalisms, religions, and identities.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of modern, political, and international cultural history

Attendance: Required, in class

Examination method: Final oral exam. Seminars and possible classroom workshops are planned

Bibliography
B. Simms, Europe, "The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present," Penguin Books 2014; A. Carteny, "The Nation who wanted to become a Power," Cambridge SP 2025; A.D. Smith, "The Nation in History," Polity 2000

Delivery Methods: Classroom lectures, seminars: materials presented in class will be shared with students via the e-learning platform (IRNAMI 25). Classes in the first semester.