HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

To acquire a general knowledge of the Mediterranean world in the medieval and modern age with a particular attention to the role played by Sicily in the XVIth century.

Frontal lecture.

Part A (4 ECTS).

The Mediterranean in medieval and modern age. The history of a sea that was the theater of clashes and encounters among different people, cultures, languages and religions

Part B (2 ECTS).

Religious, political and cultural aspects in modern Sicily

Part A

- D. Abulafia, Il grande mare. Storia del Mediterraneo, Mondadori, Milano 2013, pp. 600

Part B

- C. Salvo, La biblioteca del viceré. Politica religione e cultura nella Sicilia del Cinquecento, Il Cigno Galileo Galilei, Roma 2004, pp. 300.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.