Lucy Riall je profesorkou histórie na Európskom univerzitnom inštitúte vo Florencii. Predtým bola profesorkou histórie na Birkbeck College v Londýne. Jej práca sa zameriava na moderné európske dejiny, predovšetkým na Taliansko. Skúma témy ako sociálna história, politické dejiny a kultúrne dejiny. Riall sa zameriava na to, ako sa historické udalosti prejavujú v živote bežných ľudí a ako formujú ich identitu.
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.
The Risorgimento is considered to be the defining moment in Italy's history, the period where Italy became a nation and entered the modern world. Lucy Riall provides a provocative and pioneering examination of the historical debates surrounding this complex and controversial period, incorporating new research on national identity.