Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-72)

Italian Nationalist, face of Italian nationalism alongside Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82)

Key text: The Duties of Man (1860)

Human Nature/Emotion

-forces that bind people together are spiritual in nature

State

-Republicanism-synthesis between nationalism (unification of the people) and popular democracy

-self determination of Italy remove Austrian Empire

Society

-Young Italy movement to overthrow hereditary monarchies

Equality

-representative democracy

-nation stands above individual, collective spirit

Emotion

-a country is the sentiment of love

-’sense of fellowship binds together the sons of that territory’

Divisive?

-Unification of Italy and democratic rule go against this

Economy

-economic freedom