G390: TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY: Geography of Italy
Prof. Thomas Fedor
Spring 1999
SYLLABUS

January 12-14th
GENERAL INRODUCTION TO ITALY

  1. U S Department of State. Background Notes: Italy. March, 1998. 9 pp.

    2. www.state.gov/www/background_notes/italy or http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/italy_9803_bgn.html or www.italyemb.org
  2. "Notes" on the video, "Touring Italy"
  3. Video: "Touring Italy."
January 26-28th
THE ITALIANS: BASIC CHARACTERISTICS
  1. Luigi Barzini, The Europeans (NY: Penguin Books, 1983). Chapter V:

    2. "The Flexible Italians" Pp. 155-194.
February 2-11th
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ITALY AND REGIONS OF ITALY
  1. "Windows on Italy: the Country: Geographical Position and Geopolitical Function. 2pp.

    2. Enviromental Settings. 7 pp. www.mi.cnr.it:80/WOI/deagosti/country/0welcome.html
  2. Aubrey Diem, Western Europe: A Geographical Analysis (NY: John Wiley & Sons).

    3. Chapter 6: "Italy." Pp. 177-228.
  3. Slides on the Landscapes of Italy
February 16-25th
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITALY AND ITALIAN PENINSULA
  1. "Windows of Italy: the History" 26 pp. www.mi.cnr.it:80/WOI/deagosti/history/0welcome.html
  2. Video: "Great Cities of the Ancient World: Rome and Pompeii."
  3. Video: "Rome: the Eternal City."
March 2-9th
POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF ITALY
  1. Italy: A Geographical Introduction. Chapter 2: "Man and the Social Environment." Pp 38-62.
  2. Video: "Population Transition in Italy."
March 11-30th
ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN ITALY
  1. The Economist: "A survey of Italy: Until the fat Lady Sings."(June 26th, 1993). pp. 1-22.
  2. The Economist: "A survey of Italy: Many Mountain to Climb." (November 8, 1997). Pp 1-26.
April 1-20th
THE POLITICAL CRISISES OF ITALY or "If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." (Quote from the Leopard (il Gattopardo) by Tomasi di Lampedusa).
  1. Massimo L Salvadori, "Italian History and the Crisis of Regime," Mediterranean Quarterly,

    2. Volume 6 (Number 3: Summer), 1995. Pp. 14-38.
  2. Angelo Codevilla, "A Second Italian Republic?" Foreign Affairs (Summer), 1992. pp. 146-164.
  3. Video: "Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare."
April 22-29th
RELIGIONS AND REGIONALISM IN ITALY
  1. Tom Gallagher, "The Regional Dimension in Italy's Political Upheaval: Role of The Northern League 1984-1993,"

    2. Parliamentary Affairs, 1995. Pp. 457-468.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
EXAM I            March 2th (1:00 PM) 1/3 OF FINAL GRADE
EXAM II           May 4th (3:30 PM) 1/3
Average of: 1/3
Film Review 1                (1/3)
Film Review 2                (1/3)
Map Quiz                      (1/3)