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. INDICE: - Preface - Risorgimento, Reform and Revolution - The Risorgimentoand 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
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21669-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 02/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés