The Italian Risorgimento (Seminar Studies in History)

This engrossing short study is an ideal text for anyone studying the complexities of the Italian Risorgimento for the first time. The book opens with a general discussion of the Risorgimento and how the events leading to Italian unification in 1861 have been interpreted by historians. Full attention is given to the social, economic and religious context, as well as the rise of Cavour, foreign diplomacy and the military exploits of Garibaldi.