German vs. Italian nationalism
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Summary
Indeed, in tracing the development of nationalism in the early 19th century, we are confronted with the inherent weaknesses of division, particularism and mass indifference; dubious motives of ‘nationalists’ and oft-yieldless attempts to surmount forces of repression- to the point that it is questionable at some stages, if genuine nationalism even existed at all. Nationalism is essentially the belief that people who share a common language, culture or history should be brought together to form a nation-state; the desire of a community to assert its independence and uniqueness from another. Since in Italy and Germany we refer to integrated nationalism, the desire for unification would then invariably be a prerequisite of a nationalist. In the spirit of discussion, we shall not assume the most stringent definitions of a nationalist- this implies not discrediting one wholly based on what type of unity was craved.
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- The French Revolution as a model of inspiration.
- Other aspects of Napoleon's rule.
- A dual strain of nationalism.
- Vienna territorial arrangements in both Italy and Germany.
- The great Italian revolutionary, Mazzini.
- The geographic spread of where and to what extent constitution was granted.
- The formation of economic unions.
- The lack of a general popularization of ideas.
- Two fundamental weaknesses of nationalism.
- Tuscany as an examples of how nationalism became radical.
- Reliance on external developments.
- Conclusion.
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