Mazzini : a prophet for our times

Abstract

THE FIGURE of Giuseppe Mazzini is generally associated with the history of the Italian Risorgirnenlo, or the process by Italy became united in one state. Yet, few people know about Mazzini's political writings and that his works are not just a historical text, but also propagate a political ideal which is still relevant in our times. Moreover, very few people know that this political figure had contacts with Malta and that his writings influenced the political development of the Maltese Islands in the 19th and early 20th century.