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Critically examine: “Mazzini’s conception of Italian nationality was not exclusive and his dominant ideal was the recreation of moral unity of mankind.”

  • UPSC 2015
  • Nation-State System

Giuseppe Mazzini framed Italian nationalism not as an end in itself but as one instalment of a universal moral order, though this idealism came at a real cost to his practical effectiveness.

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  • Mazzini's Conception of Italian Nationality
  • The Threefold Unity and the "Moral Unity of Mankind"
  • The Limits of "Not Exclusive"
  • The Gap Between Ideology and Practical Achievement

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