35: How united is Italy?

<p>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?</p> <br> <p>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.</p> <p>--</p> <p>Right now we're offering 3 months for just £5. Go to <a href="http://thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/">thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/</a> for details.</p> <p>--</p> <p>Image: (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)</p> <p>Music: "Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>)</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License</p> <p><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F&amp;token=9e7cad-1-1596450238856">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p> <br> <hr><p> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>