Risorgimento

Risorgimentorēsôr˝jēmĕn´tō [key] [Ital.,=resurgence], in 19th-century Italian history, period of cultural nationalism and of political activism, leading to unification of Italy.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Years and Factions
• Roots of the Risorgimento
• The Fight for Unification
• Bibliography

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