Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-97) and index.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Maps; The Risorgimento and Italian history; The Risorgimento and Restoration government; The Risorgimento and Italian society; The Risorgimento and economic development; The Risorgimento and Italian nationalism; National unification and the 'post-Risorgimento'; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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The Risorgimento was a turbulent and decisive period in the history of Italy. Lucy Riall's account tells of the upheavals of the years between 1815 and 1860, when a series of crises destabilized the states of Restoration Italy and led to the creation of a troubled nation state in 1860. Comprehensive, this textbook: examines the social history of 19th century Italy and the social context of political action; offers a critical overview of the historiography of the topic; takes account of the most recent literature, especially literature in Italian not normally accessible to students; adopts a broad thematic approach; and places the Italian experience in a European context.