Conoscenze storiche e geografiche di base (in particolare del mondo islamico) necessarie a inquadrare i processi esaminati.
Conoscenze storiche e geografiche di base (in particolare del mondo islamico) necessarie a inquadrare i processi esaminati.
Obbligatoria
Obbligatoria
La prima parte del corso si focalizza sulla storia del Nord Africa dall’invasione francese dell’Egitto nel 1798. L’attenzione è rivolta non soltanto agli attori europei come artefici del cambiamento ma anche alle élite politiche modernizzatrici, al riformismo islamico e ai movimenti nazionali. L’esperienza coloniale è indagata evidenziando tratti comuni e specificità territoriali e rilevandone l’impatto nel lungo termine.
La seconda parte del corso è incentrata sui processi di indipendenza e i successivi decenni. La persistenza di una relazione di tipo coloniale con l’Occidente, le politiche economiche (socialiste e liberali), l’autoritarismo, le ideologie panarabe e islamiste sono tutti fenomeni oggetto di studio.
Naylor, Phillip C. (2009), North Africa. A History from Antiquity to the Present, Austin: University of Texas Press (chapters 5-6-7).
Naylor, Phillip C. (2009), North Africa. A History from Antiquity to the Present, Austin: University of Texas Press (chapters 8-9).
Lust, Ellen (ed.) (2011), The Middle East, Washington D.C.: CQ Press (chapters on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt).
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STATE AND NATION BUILDING IN NORTH AFRICA | ||
Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | Modernisation in North Africa | |
2 | Islamic reformism | |
3 | The European conquest of North African countries : diplomacy and military campaigns | |
4 | North African nationalism: the main actors and its evolution | |
5 | Napoleon's expedition to Egypt and its aftermath | |
6 | Institutional reforms in Tunisia | |
7 | The colonial economy and society | |
8 | The struggle for independence | |
SOCIO - POLITICAL EVOLUTION IN CONTEMPORARY PERIOD | ||
Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | The process of state and nation building | |
2 | Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood | |
3 | Nasser's regime and ideology (Socialism, Pan-Arabism, anti-imperialism) | |
4 | Libya from Idris to Qadhafi | |
5 | The civil war in Algeria | |
6 | Neocolonialism and anti-imperialist polices |
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates. The final exam will also count towards overall assessment.
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates. The final exam will also count towards overall assessment.
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates.
Assessment will be based on students’ attendance, paper presentation, and participation in class debates.
An oral exam is scheduled at end of the course. Each students is expected to be prepared on the subjects dealt with during the class hours.
An oral exam is scheduled at end of the course. Each students is expected to be prepared on the subjects dealt with during the class hours.
Why do historians consider Napoleon's expedition to Egypt a turning point for the history of the Middle East and North Africa?
What did "opening the door of ijtihad" mean for the Islamic reformists?
What have been the main episodes of resistence to the European encroachment?
Why may colonialism be considered "an undertaking of creative destruction" (Rivet)?
What did the nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 represent for the Middle East and Western Powers?
Describe the main measures implemented by neo-independent states in order to get rid of European influence.
When did political Islam emerge in the Muslim world? What are the internal and international causes that contributed to its rise? What are its main trends?