The Risorgimento: Italy, 1815-1871 (History Insights)

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This book traces the emergence of Italy from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 through the Risorgimento to unification by 1871. Initially, in the borth of modern Italy, only a tiny elite was interested in change as secret societies and activists tried to overthrow rulers who were supported by the Austrian Chancellor, Metternich. In the 1850s, under the leadership of Piedmont and Cavour French help was secured for a war against Austria to create a north Italian kingdom. The process was largely completed by Garibaldi in 1860. This new book brings together the latest research for students of the period in a readable and accessible manner and provides analyses of the major issues. Tim Chapman is the author of The Congress of Vienna (1998) and Imperial Russia (2001) as well as numerous articles for History magazines. He teaches at Wisbech Grammar School in Cambridgeshire. Copyright and licence Title Page Contents The Author Chapter 1 Origins of the Risorgimento 1.1 Context 1.2 Eighteenth Century Origins 1.3 Impact of Napoleon Chapter 2 Italy in 1815 2.1 The Congress of Vienna 2.2 Society in 1815 2.3 The Economy c. 1815 2.4 Obstacles to Unification Chapter 3 The Revolutions of 1820–21 3.1 The Revolution in Naples, 1820 3.2 Piedmont 3.3 Conclusions Chapter 4 The Revolutions of 1831 4.1 Parma and Modena 4.2 The Papal States 4.3 The Carbonari and Secret Societies Chapter 5 Mazzini Chapter 6 Nationalist Writers Chapter 7 The Revolutions of 1848–49 7.1 Causes 7.2 Piedmont and the War of 1848–49 7.3 Milan and the ‘Five Glorious Days’ 7.4 Venice: The Independent Republic of Saint Mark 7.5 Sicily and Naples 7.6 The Roman Republic of 1849 7.7 Conclusions Chapter 8 Piedmont c. 1850 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Piedmont before 1848 8.3 The Statuto 8.4 Cavour’s Rise to Power Chapter 9 Piedmont’s Modernisation, 1850s 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Piedmontese Economy c1850 9.3 Cavour’s Economic Policies 9.4 Anti-Church Policies 9.5 Cavour’s Diplomacy 1852–58 9.6 Republicanism after 1850 9.7 Napoleon III 9.8 Conclusion Chapter 10 War against Austria 1859 10.1 Plombières 1858 10.2 War against Austria 1859 10.3 Piedmont and the Duchies 10.4 Garibaldi 10.5 Garibaldi and Sicily 10.6 The Attack on the Mainland 10.7 The Role of Piedmont 1860 10.8 Conclusions Chapter 11 Italy in the 1860s 11.1 Towards Unification in the 1860s 11.2 Venetia and Rome 11.3 How unified was Italy by 1870? 11.4 Conclusions Chapter 12 Historiography Bibliography Hyperlinks