A Cosmopolitanism of Nations: Giuseppe Mazzini's Writings on Democracy, Nation Building, and International RelationsThis anthology gathers Giuseppe Mazzini's most important essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations, including some that have never before been translated into English. These neglected writings remind us why Mazzini was one of the most influential political thinkers of the nineteenth century--and why there is still great benefit to be derived from a careful analysis of what he had to say. Mazzini (1805-1872) is best known today as the inspirational leader of the Italian Risorgimento. But, as this book demonstrates, he also made a vital contribution to the development of modern democratic and liberal internationalist thought. In fact, Stefano Recchia and Nadia Urbinati make the case that Mazzini ought to be recognized as the founding figure of what has come to be known as liberal Wilsonianism. |
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... oppressive regimes and foreign occupation made any peaceful political contestation virtually impossible, violent insurrection would be legitimate and indeed desirable. democratic revolutions would be justified under extreme political ...
... oppression and despotic rule, and their ultimate goal is the emancipation of individual human beings. Yet Mazzini appears to have fundamentally underestimated the importance of constitutional safeguards to actually protect those ...
... oppressed, he pointed out, “the question of territory” had wholly overshadowed “the question of liberty.” nationbuilding had thus become a question of force and selfassertion, leading “to a narrow and mean Nationalism” that was ...
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Contents
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Democracy and the Nation A Republican Creed | 31 |
National Insurrection and Democratic Revolution | 109 |
International Politics Military Intervention and a New World Order | 167 |
Index | 241 |
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