The Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy, Second Edition

The Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy introduces the reader to the relationship between the Italian national movement, achieved by the Risorgimento, and the Italian unification in 1860. Covering the literary, cultural, religious and political history of the period, Beales and Biagini show Italy struggled towards nation state status on all fronts. There are many new documents and all the most up to date research of the last 20 years has been incorporated. The long introduction and useful footnotes will be of assistance to those interested in Italian unification. For those interested in Italian or European history