One basic feature of colonialism is that under it the colony is integrated into the world capitalist system in a subordinate position. Colonialism is characterized […]

INTRODUCTION The term colonialism refers to a large-scale political and economic system that allows one geopolitical entity such as a nation state or a City […]

Unification of Italy, though did not prove democratic, but marked a great advance in the history of the counties. These revolutions, along with the industrial […]

Lombardy War of Liberation, 1859: The French Alliance secured by Cavour at Plombieres in 1858 was a necessary factor in success. 200,000 French troops crossed […]

Giuseppe Garibaldi was a disciple of Mazzini and a very able military leader. After participating with Mazzini in an abortive republican uprising against the King […]

The most successful leader of the Risorgimento movement was Camillo di Cavour. He was from a prominent Piedmontese family and a successful entrepreneur In 1847, […]

By the year 1848 the Risorgimento movement had stabilised. It meant that all Italian classes believed in the resurrection or revival of Italy’s glory. The […]

He was born in 1805, Genoa. His father was a University Professor but had radical political views and he was influenced by the Jacobins (an […]

There were many revolts in Italy against the existing conditions and thousands of persons were sent to prisons or in exile. They stimulated the deep […]

The July Revolution of 1830 in France also affected the Italian politics. The Papal States were very badly affected. From the Papal States, the movement […]