Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento [electronic resource] /
Carter, N.editor.
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.
Includes index.
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.
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 / Owain 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.
Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872
Italy—History.
Great Britain—History.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Imperialism.
Human geography.
History of Italy.
History of Britain and Ireland.
European History.
Modern History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Human Geography.