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Informationen zum Autor Lucy Riall is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, UK and is the author of Sicily and the Unification of Italy: Liberal Policy and Local Power (1859-1866) (Oxford University Press, 1998), and Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero (Yale University Press, 2007). Klappentext The Risorgimento is considered to be the defining moment in Italy's history, the period where Italy became a nation and entered the modern world. Lucy Riall provides a provocative and pioneering examination of the historical debates surrounding this complex and controversial period, incorporating new research on national identity. Zusammenfassung The Risorgimento is considered to be the defining moment in Italy's history, the period where Italy became a nation and entered the modern world. Lucy Riall provides a provocative and pioneering examination of the historical debates surrounding this complex and controversial period, incorporating new research on national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Risorgimento, Reform and Revolution The Risorgimento and the History of Italy The Politics of Restoration Social Conflict and Social Change Growth, Stagnation and Economic Difference Nation, Identity and Nationalist Politics Italian Unification Bibliography Index.
