Why read Joseph Mazzini?

Book cover of Joseph Mazzini: His Life, Writings, and Political Principles

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1872 Edition.

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Dean Kostantaras

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This work provides another sample of how the national idea was understood and represented by a leading figure from the European world. Along the way, one gains an introduction to many influential events, people, and ideas from the ‘classical age in nationalism,’ albeit as filtered through the sensibilities of one who was himself a subject of considerable controversy. Certainly, this immersion in the personality of Mazzini (1805-72) is no small part of the work’s appeal, at least for me. Memorable too is the odd little piece at the end in which an acquaintance offers a view of the exiled author…

From Dean's list on The best books which document the spread of nationalism throughout the modern world.