Giuseppe Mazzini
The Italian nationalist who championed liberal nationalism — arguing that every nation has the right to self-determination and that free nations would cooperate peacefully in a brotherhood of peoples.
Real World
Mazzini's vision was partly realised when Italy was unified in 1861 under the Risorgimento movement — though Mazzini himself was dissatisfied, as the result was a monarchy rather than the democratic republic he had championed.
Exam Focus
Use Mazzini to illustrate liberal nationalism's optimism, then challenge it with examples of nationalist conflict — this analytical tension scores highly.
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