How united is Italy?

Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity

Why did it take 1,400 years after the end of the Roman Empire for Italy to unite as one country? And how strong is Italian national unity now?

In this podcast, Professor Jeremy Black, author of A Brief History of Italy, talks to The Critic’s political editor, Graham Stewart, about Italian identity, regionalism and state-building.

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