Lucy Riall es profesora de historia en el Instituto Universitario Europeo de Florencia. Su trabajo se centra en la historia europea moderna, en particular en Italia. Explora temas como la historia social, la historia política y la historia cultural. Riall se enfoca en cómo los eventos históricos se manifiestan en la vida de la gente común y dan forma a sus identidades.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand its surprising success.
The Risorgimento is considered to be the defining moment in Italy's history, the period where Italy became a nation and entered the modern world. Lucy Riall provides a provocative and pioneering examination of the historical debates surrounding this complex and controversial period, incorporating new research on national identity.