Delle speranze d’Italia

book by Balbo

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Delle speranze d’Italia (The Hopes of Italy), published in 1844 by Cesare Balbo, is a significant work within the context of the Italian Risorgimento. Balbo, a cautious liberal constitutionalist, expressed his patriotic and liberal views in this book, advocating for Italian independence from Austria.12

His proposals included compensating Austria with Balkan territories, safeguarding the interests of the papacy, and suggesting a confederation as the optimal political structure for Italy. Balbo also called for a moderate Italian political party in his later writings. The book reflects his antirevolutionary stance while still championing the cause of Italian unification.1

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Cesare, Count Balbo
Balbo’s most famous book, Delle speranze d’Italia (1844; “The Hopes of Italy”), showed the antirevolutionary nature of his patriotism and liberalism. He wrote that the independence of Italy from Austria was desirable, but Austria should be compensated with territory in the Balkans; that the interests of the papacy should…
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Balbo’s most famous book, Delle speranze d’Italia (1844; “The Hopes of Italy”), showed the antirevolutionary nature of his patriotism and liberalism. He wrote that the independence of Italy from Austria was desirable, but Austria should be compensated with territory in the Balkans; that the interests of the papacy should…
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