The making of Italy, 1796-1866: [Preface, introduction acknowledgements, editorial notes, general bibliography, translations by the editor, and compilation]

First published in 1968, this standard text on Italian nineteenth-century history is reissued, with a new preface, in hardcover and paperback, to meet a continuing demand. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-12 The Napoleonic Period, 1796–1815....Pages 13-18 The Restoration, 1815–1820....Pages 18-37 The Revolutionaries, 1820–1832....Pages 37-56 Various Views Among the Moderates, 1831–1843....Pages 56-84 Observations on Society and the Economy, 1844–1846....Pages 84-110 Agitation and Subversion, 1845–1848....Pages 110-125 The Revolution of 1848....Pages 125-145 The Wars of 1848 and 1849....Pages 145-166 Victor Emmanuel, Azeglio, and Cavour, 1849–1852....Pages 166-184 Constitutional Difficulties and the Crimean War....Pages 184-200 A Bid for British Support, 1856....Pages 201-214 Mazzini and the National Society....Pages 214-227 The Press Laws and Orsini, 1857–1858....Pages 227-234 Plombières and Negotiations with France, 1858....Pages 234-255 How Cavour Brought About War in 1859....Pages 256-276 The Acquisition of Lombardy....Pages 277-291 Tuscany, the Romagna, and the Duchies....Pages 291-307 Garibaldi Conquers Naples and Sicily, 1860....Pages 307-323 The Unification of North and South....Pages 323-335 Cavour’s Final Problems, 1860–1861....Pages 336-352 Italy after Cavour....Pages 352-364 The Southern Problem....Pages 364-379 War, Defeat, and the Acquisition of Venice, 1866....Pages 379-396 Rome....Pages 396-415 Back Matter....Pages 416-428