Couverture / Jaquette

An important study of the Risorgimento. devoted to seven crucial months in 1860.

Table des matières

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Political opinions in Sicily: April-June 1860; 2. Cavour and the diplomats: April-June; 3. La Farina and Crispi: June; 4. Arguments for and against annexation; 5. Arguments over ways and means; 6. Crispi loses the first round: June; 7. Cavour loses the second round: July; 8. Cavour adjusts his policy: July; 9. Depretis begins his prodictatorship: July; 10. Cavour plans a revolt at Naples: July; 11. Cavour fails at Naples: August; 12. Political differences in Sicily: August; 13. Cavour forces Depretis to a choice: 1-8 September; 14. Depretis fails to persuade Garibaldi: 8-14 September; 15. Garibaldi succeeds at Naples: 1-15 September; 16. Cavour breaks with Garibaldi: September; 17. The radicals at bay: September; 18. Mordini the new prodictator: 17-25 September; 19. Further controversy over annexation: September-October; 20. Mordini summons an assembly: 5 October; 21. Pallavicino fights for a plebiscite: 8 October; 22. Parliament supports Cavour: October; 23. Mordini changes his mind: 9-13 October; 24. Garibaldi makes his decision: 9-13 October; 25. The plebiscite in Sicily: October; 26. The doubtful significance of the vote: October-November; 27. Cavour's government in the south: November-December; 28. Conclusion; Index; Map.

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