The Italian Risorgimento

by Riall,Lucy

• ISBN13: 9780415057752
• ISBN10: 0415057752
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Italian Risorgimentogives a succinct and original analysis of the period in Italian history (1815-60) known as theRisorgimento(or 'resurgence'). Although Italy's pre-revolutionary rulers were restored in 1825 after the defeat of Napoleon, this restoration was vigorously opposed by a number of liberal nationalist opposition groups. In 1860, following a war between, on the one hand, France and the Northern state of Piedmont and, on the other, the Austrian Empire, the Restoration states collapsed and Italy was unified under Piedmontese leadership. National unification was seen as the culminating event of Italy's 'resurgence' in the 19th century. In the last two decades, many of the assumptions of Risorgimento historiography have been challenged.The Italian Risorgimentois the first book on the subject to take a thematic rather than narrative approach and place the Italian experience in a broader European context.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Chronology	p. xi
The Risorgimento and Italian History	p. 1
The Risorgimento and Restoration Government	p. 11
The Risorgimento and Italian Society	p. 29
The Risorgimento and Economic Development	p. 50
The Risorgimento and Italian Nationalism	p. 63
National Unification and the 'Post-Risorgimento'	p. 76
Notes	p. 83
Bibliography	p. 92
Index	p. 98
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