The Age of Lincoln and Cavour [electronic resource] : Comparative Perspectives on 19th-Century American and Italian Nation-Building /
Dal Lago, Enrico.author.
In the 19th century, both Italy and the US were young countries pursuing liberal nationalism even as unity was threatened by a recalcitrant southern population. This nuanced analysis of abolitionism and Italian democratic nationalism, Lincoln and Cavour, and the nation's two civil wars provides powerful new insights into their histories. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Nineteenth-century American abolitionism and Italian democratic nationalism -- Radicalism and nationalism: northern "liberators" and southern laborers in the United States and Italy, 1830-1860 -- Purging nations with blood: John Brown, Pisacane, social justice, and guerrilla warfare -- Part II. Lincoln, Cavour, and "progressive nationalism" -- Economic progress, markets, and railways in Lincoln's and Cavour's early careers -- "Progressive nationalism," politics, and national unifications: Lincoln and Cavour after 1850 -- Part III. Secession, Civil War, and nation-building in the United States and Italy -- The specter of Confederate secession in early post-unification Italy -- Inner civil wars in the Confederate south and the Italian Mezzogiorno, 1861-1865.
In the 19th century, both Italy and the US were young countries pursuing liberal nationalism even as unity was threatened by a recalcitrant southern population. This nuanced analysis of abolitionism and Italian democratic nationalism, Lincoln and Cavour, and the nation's two civil wars provides powerful new insights into their histories. .
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Cavour, Camillo Benso, conte di, 1810-1861
America—History.
Italy—History.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
United States—History.
History of the Americas.
History of Italy.
European History.
Modern History.
US History.