Francesco Crispi, 1818-1901: From Nation to Nationalism

by Christopher Duggan

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 friend 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198206119
• ISBN13: 9780198206118
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"