Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento
Published on 29. April 2015
Book
Hardback
XI, 233 pages
978-1-137-29771-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a unique and fascinating examination of British and Irish responses to Italian independence and unification in the mid-nineteenth century. Chapters explore the interplay of religion, politics, exile, feminism, colonialism and romanticism in fuelling impassioned debates on the 'Italian question' on both sides of the Irish Sea.
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Edition
2015 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XI, 233 p.
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-29771-6 (9781137297716)
DOI
10.1057/9781137297723
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Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento
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Nick Carter is Associate Professor of Modern History at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Australia. His recent publications include Modern Italy in Historical Perspective (2010). He is Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, Executive Member of the Association for the Study of Modern Italy and Reviews Editor for Modern Italy.
Content
Contents
Introduction: Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento; Nick Carter 1. A Cosmopolitan Nationalism: Young Ireland And The Risorgimento; Michael Huggins 2. 'The Ink Of The Wise': Mazzini, British Radicalism And Print Culture, 1848 1855; Joan Allen 3. Felice Orsini And The Construction Of The Pro-Italian Narrative In Britain; Elena Bacchin 4. 'An Italy Independent And One': Giovanni (John) Ruffini, Britain And The Italian Risorgimento; Raffaella Antinucci 5. Oil On Fire: Alessandro Gavazzi And Ireland In The Nineteenth Century; Anne O'Connor 6. Conforming To The British Model? 'Official' British Perspectives On The New Italy; O. J. Wright 7. Italian Women In The Making: Re-Reading The Englishwoman's Review (C.1871-1889); Marcella Pellegrino Sutcliffe 8. Italy And The 'Irish Risorgimento': Italian Perspectives On The Irish War Of Independence, 1919-21; Chiara Chini