Hardback. Very Good. ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [GB]

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Yale University Press ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [US]

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, Date: 2008. (2008), 482pp, illus., light crease to edge of front cover, light shelfwear to cover, rear bottom corner bumped, affects some pgs, owner's notes to all pgs from beginning through the contents pg (ncludes title pg), introduction 7 chapter 1 have 8 pgs (of 32) w/some underlining, a few other pg throughout have a bit of underlining, rest of text is clean & unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. 2008. Yale University Press ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [US]

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Yale University Press ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [US]

Yale University Press, Date: 2007-06-22. Hardcover. Used: Good. 2007. Yale University Press ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [US]

ISBN10: 0300112122, ISBN13: 9780300112122, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover The first sustained analysis of the cult of the legendary Italian hero 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. For thirty years Garibaldi was involved in every combative event in Italy. His greatest moment came in 1860, when he defended a revolution in Sicily and provoked the collapse of the Bourbon monarchy, the overthrow of papal power in central Italy, and the creation of the Italian nation state. It made him a global icon, representing strength, bravery, manliness, saintliness, and a spirit of adventure. Handsome, flamboyant, and sexually attractive, he was worshiped in life and became a cult figure after his death in 1882. Lucy Riall shows that the emerging cult of Garibaldi was initially conceived by revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the status quo, that it was also the result of a collaborative effort involving writers, artists, actors, and publishers, and that it became genuinely and enduringly popular among a broad public. The book demonstrates that Garibaldi played an integral part in fashioning and promoting himself as a new kind of "charismatic" political hero. It analyzes the way the Garibaldi myth has been harnessed both to legitimize and ...
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Yale Univ Pr, Date: 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 496 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.75 inches. 2007. Yale Univ Pr ISBN 0300112122 9780300112122 [GB]

Yale Univ Pr 2007 Hardcover New Illustrated edition. 496 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.75 inches.