Risorgimento

Lucy Riall is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, UK and is the author of Sicily and the Unification of Italy: Liberal Policy and Local Power (1859-1866) (Oxford University Press, 1998), and Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero (Yale University Press, 2007).

• PrefaceRisorgimento, Reform and RevolutionThe Risorgimento and the History of ItalyThe Politics of RestorationSocial Conflict and Social ChangeGrowth, Stagnation and Economic DifferenceNation, Identity and Nationalist PoliticsItalian UnificationBibliographyIndex.

'Extremely well-written and articulately analyzed, Risorgimento offers readers an engaging and invaluable introduction to a complex and determinative component of Italian history. Its outstanding synthesis of historical narrative and historical interpretation make it a must read for those interested in the origins and trajectory of contemporary Italy.' Marla Stone, Professor of History, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA