Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: How nation-states are made -- The national critical juncture: an overview of the dynamics of regionalism and national unification -- The national moment in Germany: the dynamics of regionalism and national unification, 1834-1871 -- The national moment in Italy: the dynamics of regionalism and national unification, 1815-1860 -- From strong regional loyalties to a unitary system: national unification by conquest and the case of Italy -- From strong regional loyalties to a federal system: national unification by negotiation and the case of Germany -- Conclusion: The politics of federalism and institution building in the nineteenth century and beyond -- Appendix A: Prenational German and Italian states, 1850s-1860s -- Appendix B: Origins of federalism data on seventeen largest West European nation-states.
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