Italy in the Making 1815 to 1846

By G.F.-H. Berkeley

Book Overview

Mr Berkeley spent much of his time in Italy and made a life study of the whole Risorgimento. He was in touch with some of the best living authorities on the subject: 'In the course of thirty years I have met men of all parties - old Garibaldians, Piedmontese, Papal Zouaves and other survivors of the great days, and of course hundreds of a more modern date; and I have discussed every possible side of the question with them. At the same time the libraries and archives have proved a mine of information, perhaps unequalled elsewhere; for until 1860 there were nine or ten small nations in Italy each of which had its state archives'. From these sources, he and his wife have built up a composite picture of the movement for nationality and independence which shows how the Italy which Metternich considered merely 'a geographical expression' gradually became an independent nation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521159156
• ISBN13: 9780521159159
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"