LECTURE: Adrian Lyttelton presents The 1848 Revolutions and
the Interpretation of the Risorgimento
Tuesday 25 November
Lecture Room - 6pm
Professor of History, Johns Hopkins Bologna Center and Resident in
Modern Italian Studies, American Academy in Rome
New interpretations of the Italian Risorgimento, in line with a general
trend in the historiography of national movements, have recently turned
from social and economic explanations towards an examination of the ideological
and cultural modes of constituting the nation. The lecture will examine
these interpretations and will argue that an emphasis on the end result
of Italian unification in 1859-60 has often caused the particular significance
of the period of the 1848 revolutions in the formation of a national consciousness
to be overlooked.
For further information: Contact the Programs Office (tel. 39-06-5846459)
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00153 Rome, Italy.
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