A cosmopolitanism of nations : Giuseppe Mazzini's writings on democracy, nation building, and international relations / edited and with an introduction by Stefano Recchia and Nadia Urbinati ; translations by Stefano Recchia.

Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Giuseppe Mazzini's International Political Thought -- Pt. 1. Democracy and the Nation: A Republican Creed -- 1. Manifesto of Young Italy (1831) -- 2. On the Superiority of Representative Government (1832) -- 3. Three Essays on Cosmopolitan Ideals and National Sentiment -- 4. In Defense of Democracy: A Reply to Mr. Guizot (1839) -- 5. On the Duties of Man (1841-60) -- Pt. 2. National Insurrection and Democratic Revolution -- 6. Rules for the Conduct of Guerrilla Bands (1832) -- 7. Toward a Holy Alliance of the Peoples (1849) -- 8. From a Revolutionary Alliance to the United States of Europe (1850) -- 9. Against the Foreign Imposition of Domestic Institutions (1851) -- 10. To the Patriots of Serbia and Hungary (1863) -- 11. Letter to a Polish Patriot (1863) -- 12. For a Truly National War (1866) -- 13. Neither Pacifism nor Terror: Considerations on the Paris Commune and the French National Assembly (1871) -- Pt. 3. International Politics, Military Intervention, and a New World Order -- 14. On Publicity in Foreign Affairs (1835) -- 15. Foreign Despotism to Civilize a People? Italy, Austria, and the Pope (1845) -- 16. The European Question: Foreign Intervention and National Self-Determination (1847) -- 17. On Public Opinion and England's International Leadership (1847) -- 18. Concerning the Fall of the Roman Republic (1849) -- 19. On Nonintervention (1851) -- 20. America as a Leading Nation in the Cause of Liberty (1865) -- 21. To Our Friends in the United States (1865) -- 22. Principles of International Politics (1871).