Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento

ISBN-13: 9781137297716 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 233 str.

Nick Carter

Opis

Italian nationalism was a deeply divisive issue in both Britain and Ireland. While British evangelicals, radicals and liberals and (for a time) Irish nationalists embraced the Italian national struggle, many conservatives and most British and Irish Catholics stood opposed. This groundbreaking collection of essays explores the role of religion, politics, culture and the British-Irish semi-colonial relationship in shaping British and Irish reactions to Italian unification. In particular, it examines the nature and significance of transnational Mazzinian networks in Britain and Ireland during and after the Risorgimento, and the part played by Italian exiles in the construction of the 'Italian question' on both sides of the Irish Sea. It also analyses early British impressions of united Italy, and later Italian support for an 'Irish Risorgimento'.

Spis treści

Contents Introduction: Britain, Ireland and the Italian Risorgimento; Nick Carter 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; O. 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

O autorze

Nick Carter is Associate Professor of Modern History at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Australia. His recent publications include Modern Italy in Historical Perspective (2010). He is Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, Executive Member of the Association for the Study of Modern Italy and Reviews Editor for Modern Italy.