The Risorgimento and the unification of Italy cover

The Risorgimento and the unification of Italy

by Derek Edward Dawson Beales

This revision of the leading history of mid-19th century Italy introduces the relationship between the Italian national movement, the Risorgimento and the Italian unification, largely achieved in 1859-60.

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