Francesco Crispi, 1818-1901 From Nation to Nationalism

Name: Francesco Crispi, 1818-1901 From Nation to Nationalism
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ISBN: 9780198206118

ISBN-10: 0198206119

ISBN-13: 9780198206118

Edition: 2002

Authors: Christopher Duggan

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This is the first academic biography of one of the most important and controversial figures in modern Italian history. Francesco Crispi (1818-1901) was among the key figures in the Italian Risorgimento, a close freind and supporter of Mazzini and Garibaldi, and one of the architects of Italy's unification in 1860. Yet he went on to become an authoritarian prime minister and ally and admirer of Bismarck, whose ambitions for Italy brought Europe close,, on several occasions, to a general conflagration. Crispi was celebrated by the fascist regime as the 'precursor' of Mussolini, and in exploring Crispi's evolution from revolutionary democrat to bellicose authoritarian, this book aims to shed…

Book details

List price: $214.50
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/23/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 792
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.81" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

Christopher Duggan is Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Reading